Great improv works because the actors performing it are gifted and disciplined. Today, during practice 116 with kman’s team of krazies, we had one of our best practices yet because we applied one of the central tenets of great improv to our practice. We took an idea and practiced the discipline of anding. In other words, as a team, we tuned in to each other and went wherever these thoughts went. Kinda like rainwater finding its way to a stream, our minds picked up energy and momentum as the ideas flowed somehow, seemlessly into ONE.
We improved.
The practice wasn’t perfect. We muddled our way through some conflict within and with others. We botched a few layups along the way. Normal. However the magic came, anyway. You see, this team has been building trust over 115 practices so this kinda improv, regardless our missteps, adds an E, anyway. Thanks, Stevo for enlightening us all with the power of everyone thinking. It takes a team to produce great improv, a team whose discovered the power of enjoying our differences instead of letting differences exasperate and divide them. Remember, great improv and little, tiny, insignificant, kinda quiet and unassuming E adds up what all systems need and deeply desire. You know this. You’ve just been reminded of the BTL tageline.
Together we improv. And, during practice and as we apply after, together we improve. Good. And, if anybody has another thought headed in this direction, please feel free to and away too. I’ve come to believe nobody is as smart as everybody and I love it when everybody plays…
BUILT TO LEAD 