Noticing: The Simple Key to Improvisation, Innovation, and Humor!

Do you want to get better at improv, humor, and innovation? Yes? Good, it’s simpler than you think! (And if you answered “no,” well, then, I got nothing for ya’…) One of the simplest ways to start improving all those areas is to Start Noticing.  Yup. You’re ability to improvise, be funny, innovate, and solve […]

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Improv Tip: Relieve Creative Pressure by Starting Boring

Quick: Be funny!   That’s hard, right?   Quick: Be boring!   Easier, right?   In improv, when you get a suggestion from the audience, there is a temptation to try to immediately launch into a funny, clever, over-the-top scene. You want the audience to laugh right, so why not start with that?   It’s […]

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You Can’t Innovate by Tweaking!

Have you ever felt stuck in a rut, like you really needed to make a change to kickstart your progress, but every time you tried to do something new or change your approach, you find that not a whole lot happens? If you’ve tried this before, you can start to feel like you’re never going […]

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Creativity Training Program for Business: Try Improv Comedy!

Have you ever felt like it would benefit your team, department, or organization to be more creative? If so, you may have considered a creativity training program for your business. What is Creativity Training? Creativity training is exactly what it sounds like: training your employees in a way that shows them how to access, develop, […]

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Business Improv: Turning the Ridiculous into Relevance

“Business Improv.” Sounds a bit weird, right? Can ridiculous comedy techniques help your business? If you have ever seen an improv comedy show, the last thing on your mind was probably, “Hey, that looks like it would be really helpful to me and my business.” After all, a typical improv comedy show will often have […]

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Funny Motivational Speaker: Respond to “Ding Moments” in 9 Simple Steps!

As a funny motivational speaker, I speak to groups about how to use ideas from improv comedy to quickly and effectively respond to the unexpected. I call these moments the “Dings” of life (to see why, check out this video) Things will go wrong. Anyone can do well when everything goes exactly as planned. The […]

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Solve an Interesting Problem

Do you want a simple (though not easy) way to innovate and create a competitive advantage, as an individual or organization? If so, the answer may lie in changing the type of problems you are trying to solve… I was listening to a podcast with Seth Godin and he said something that struck a chord […]

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Innovative Thinking: Change Your Starting Point

Innovative thinking is a critical skill, not just for cutting-edge technology companies but also for any professional who wants to solve problems, be more efficient, and move forward in their career or organizations. It can also be a tremendous help in improving your person life. In this video, Avish explains (and demonstrates) how to improve […]

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Problem Solving Techniques: Challenge Your Base Assumptions

One very powerful problem solving technique is to “challenge your base assumptions.” Problem solving and critical thinking are all built upon “base assumptions.” You can apply all the creativity in the world, but if you are starting off making the wrong assumptions then all the problem solving strategies in the world will be useless. In […]

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Improve Problem Solving by Avoiding “Binary Thinking”

Avoiding binary thinking is the key to being a better problem solver. In this video, Avish explains what “binary thinking” is and how avoiding it is one of the strongest creativity and problem solving techniques you can use (Transcription below). Does Your Team, Organization, or Association Need Help Breaking Out of Binary Thinking? If so, one […]

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