Lisa: Everybody has days that don’t go according to plan. So we are all improvising all the time. The valuable thing about looking at things from an improvisor’s point of view is that practicing improvisation (and learning from the approach of improvisation) gives people an opportunity to put a name on and hone the skills of connection, collaboration, acceptance, and optimism. These positive ways of moving through the world, of doing your work, of collaborating with partners, of leading teams.  Instead of just happening to do those things, improvisation gives you a way, a language and a process for practicing those things. Those skills are very much skills software developer, architects, and  technical leaders can benefit from.

Ted: I would add that we are also going to lean on our bias towards experience. We are going to name these processes and skills, but also give people a chance to practice them themselves. It’s  going to be fun for people. There’s usually a lot of laughter in these sessions. It’s partly because there is a bit of a playful element to it, but also because people discover things that surprise them. They enjoy what comes out of their mouth, and what they seem to do when they are in the construct of this exercise (or this game).