Why you get stuck in bad conversations and how to get out of them The Merlin Works Early Summer 2024 Newsletter I’ve been finding myself getting stuck in conversations I don’t want to be in.…
I had an insight at a lecture about insights. I was in the auditorium of the Allen Institute, having just wrapped up delivering a training on creativity for laboratory scientists (more on that later.) I was…
I think a lot about what would be fun. When I’m onstage as an improviser I’m focused on what would be a fun choice in the scene I am in. When I’m teaching or training,…
“I’m going to get bad grades and then I can’t ever have screens!” my eleven-year-old yells, tears coming to his eyes. I could see Sebastian was already far up his mental ladder. “Hold on! Hold…
I met Colin Mochrie at the AIN Conference in Vancouver! Talk about being nervous!
I was slowly getting more and more creeped out as I sat through the presentation. I had just delivered a tight 60 minutes on Improv Skills for Work and Life for 600 people who worked for Oklahoma…
Never read the comments. Life Kit came out a few weeks ago with a fantastic 22 minute piece on the value of improv for making you more fun and confident. It is full of interviews,…