A Sherpa's Guide to Innovation

E60: Kelly Leonard from The Second City - Improv is Human Being Practice

The Innovation Engine at Atrium Health

Ben and Jay open a new decade with an improvisational theatre, organizational learning, and human behavior rock star, Kelly Leonard.  Kelly is the Executive Director of Insights and Applied Improvisation at Second City Works, overseeing The Second Science Project with the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.  He’s the author of the critically acclaimed book “Yes, And”, a multiple TEDx speaker, and host of the podcast “Getting to Yes, And”.  

Kelly talks about the connection between improv and innovation, improv and general business skills, improv and behavioral science, improv and caregiving.  You get the idea – the principles of improv are connected deeply to basic principles of functioning better as a human being.

Twitter handles:  @KLsecondcity @JayGerhart @TheBenReport

Subscribe/listen to "Getting to Yes, And" podcast

Buy Kelly's book here

Kelly's TEDx Talks:

Learning Lesson Through Improv

Embracing Your Failures

Exploring The Idea of Strategic Discomfort

References:
Caring Across Generations  @aijenpoo


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