IMRPOV FOR LEADERS

A four-week learning journey exploring adaptability, communication and finding joy in a rapidly changing world of work.

ABOUT THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE

This program aims to unlock a level of fun that most don’t think possible when learning online and leave you with:

  • An understanding of four principles that improvisers use to create, collaborate and adapt

  • Why and how to apply these principles when addressing challenges and communicating at work

  • Greater confidence and less stress in new and uncertain situations

  • A deeper connection to yourself and others in the program

THE COMMITMENT

Fall Cohort: Four Tuesdays, 11:00AM-12:00PM ET (Nov. 14 - Dec. 5, 2023)
Winter Cohort: Four Tuesdays 11:00AM-12:00PM ET (Jan. 9 - Jan. 30, 2024)
Program Cost: $0.00 (See below to learn why we can offer this for free)

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • A learn-by-doing experience. You will move through a series of interactive activities in small breakouts and as a whole group. After each, we discuss discoveries and applications. Sessions will take place weekly on Zoom, build progressively and include assignments to try in your daily life.

  • Fun without having to be funny. Jokes are not the goal here. That said, there’s usually tons of communal joy. Our aim is to create a space for all personality types to delight in the process of personal growth. If this sounds a little scary, that’s normal and all the more reason to register.

WHAT IS APPLIED IMPROVISATION

Applied improv describes a growing field exploring the application of the practices of theatrical improvisation beyond theater spaces, to foster the interpersonal skills necessary to thrive in volatile and rapidly changing environments. We use applied improvisation because scientific research links the practice of improvisation to increased: creativity and psychological well-being, confidence, adaptability, uncertainty tolerance, and participation.

WHY THIS IS FREE

This program has been funded by a team of international university researchers led by Dr. Catherine Connelly of McMaster University. They are interested in exploring how well-being is related to leadership behaviour and how training might impact this relationship. If you are accepted into this course, you will be asked to answer surveys before, during and after the training. The full study will take part over the course of 8 weeks, and your overall time commitment will be approximately one hour per week.

Register YOUR INTEREST 👇

You will receive emails from us and the research team. Soon after, will ask you to confirm your participation.

YOUR HOSTS

 
 
 

Jay Reid (he/him) and Hayley Kellett (she/her) offer people tools to activate their adaptability with little fuss and maximal joy. As Co-founders of The Making-Box, they have served a wide spectrum of organizations including teams from Shopify, Google, The Nature Conservancy of Canada and The University of Calgary.