Psychology Life Lessons

Episode 16: Improv Wisdom


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Psychology Life Lessons is a podcast where we listen in on conversations with psychology experts and try to extract life lessons, and maybe a little wisdom.

In this episode, Dr. Dan Lannin has a conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson–a world expert on incorporating principles of improvisation into everyday life to improve health, well-being, and performance. Patricia shares some of her improv wisdom with the podcast, highlighting four important As: Attention, Acceptance, Appreciation, and Action.

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About PATRICIA RYAN MADSON:

Patricia Ryan Madson is a world authority on improvising in everyday life.  She is the author of IMPROV WISDOM: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up. Random House, Bell Tower Books, 2005.  Her book has been translated into nine languages and is also an Audio and Ebook. Patricia is a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she taught since 1977. In their Drama Department she served as the head of the undergraduate acting program and developed the improvisation program. In 1998 she was the winner of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Outstanding Innovation in Undergraduate Education at Stanford. She is a frequent speaker for business and educational groups. Her corporate clients have included:  IDEO, Google, Gap Inc.’s Executive Leadership Team, The Lucille and David Packard Foundation, the Banff Centre for Leadership, Sun Microsystems Japan Division, Apple Computers, Adobe Systems, and Price Waterhouse.  She lives in El Granada, California with her husband Ronald and an elderly cat named Lyra.

Web pages:
www.improvwisdom.com    

www.improvwisdom.blogspot.com

Disclaimer: The content on this site is for informational or educational purposes only, and does not substitute professional medical advice or consultations with healthcare professionals. Additionally, the opinions and viewpoints expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the entities that employ the host or guests.

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