Applied Improvisation

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At AIN Austin 2014 Hal Peller, Gary Schwartz & Sparky Johnson discuss the work of Viola Spolin and her book Improvisation for the Theatre.

Sarah McSorley from AIN London discusses Playback Theatre with Plays of our Lives Founder, Victoria Howden and co-director, Jane Beavis.

When we wanted to know how professionals describe Applied Improvisation, we asked Barbara Tint to lead a study to find out. Here the California-based professor discusses the results of the Delphi Study with AIN President Paul Z Jackson, as well as her views on the current and future states of improvisation, academia and much else.

Discussing Gijs van Bilsen research on Leadership and Improvisation and the similarities between the two.

How Improvisation can be applied to Disaster Preparedness and Humanitarian Emergency Responsiveness. Pablo Suarez of the International Red Cross shares a prison cell with Paul Z Jackson, AIN President, for this fascinating 30-minute conversation.

In this first ‘Book Club’ edition of the AIN podcast, we discuss "Keith Johnstone, A Critical Biography” by Theresa Robbins Dudeck. Join Paul Z Jackson, Mary Clark and Stuart Reid for fascinating glimpses into Johnstone’s personal life, his approach to teaching improvisation and our take on Dudeck’s take. All in just 35 minutes of condensed conversation.

In this podcast, Andrew Rixon, leader of the Australian consultancy Babel Fish, discusses how communities of practice, such as the Applied Improvisation Network, can grow successfully.

A keen Toastmaster, he’s talking with AIN President Paul Z Jackson, who he first met at the AIN conference at the Banff Leadership Centre in 2010.

This episode features Paul Z Jackson, Gabe Mercado (Manila), Kay Ross (Hong Kong), Dave Cooper (Beijing), and Curt Mabry (Shanghai, in which they discuss Applied Improvisation in Asia and the events of the Manila AIN Mini Conference, with music by Red Pirates.

Produced by Dave Cooper and Paul Z Jackson

This episode features Jeanne Lambin and Paul Z Jackson, in which Jeanne talks about learning from Del Close, community architecture and much more,