- Get out of our own head, and be present in the moment
- Think and act on your feet, to respond rapidly and appropriately in dynamic situations
- Open up pathways for creativity and innovation
- Get the most from your environment through active listening
- Develop your powers of presentation and persuasion
- Collaborate with others for truly shared projects
- Connect with people through storytelling
Who is this for?
This program is for anyone interested in learning new paths to creativity, effective team building and communicating constructively in the moment.
“I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The instructors are refreshing, sincere and skilled at improv. They successfully combined education and entertainment with the exercises and classroom setup.”
Benefits for you
”The course material and instructors were really awesome!”
Program content
- Pathways to creativity: connecting with your spontaneity, using constraint as a springboard to problem solving, making effective use of surprises
- Building team cohesion: fostering respect, developing a group mindset, playing by the same rules, adapting to change while leading and following, learning to build together, listening for silences and finding the right moment to jump in
- Creative collaboration: techniques for collaborative problem solving, shaping ideas through active listening, making use of "bad ideas"
- Presence and power dynamics: warming up and owning the room, power dynamics of physical presence and communications, observing and challenging power dynamics
- Storytelling as compelling communication: narrative structures and their functions, becoming inspired to tell a great story, using storytelling to keep audiences engaged, storytelling with a live audience
Special features
You will hone your improvisational and storytelling skills in interactive exercises geared to a variety of situational contexts. The supportive setting will help you step out of your comfort zone, as you promote your personal and professional growth.
Program leader
Andrew Chen
Faculty
Andrew is an Adjunct Professor at the Sauder School of Business who specializes in improvisation for leaders and business communications. He is a Canadian Comedy Award Nominated performer and has worked in improvisation since 2003. He has been affiliated with various improv organizations such as the Canadian Improv Games, UBC Improv and Instant Theatre, and has offered numerous improv programs in a professional development context.
Upcoming sessions
Note: participants in this program may qualify for up to $10,000 in funding through the Canada BC Job Grant program. Find out if you qualify.
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Contact a learning advisor for more details.
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Get in touch
604.822.8400 or 1.800.618.3932
exec.ed@sauder.ubc.caVisit our contact page for more information.
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