Designing on Your Feet: Improv and the Creative Process
Event has EndedAbout this Event
Speechless Inc. is a San Francisco based startup that has entertained and trained tens of thousands of people all over the world by applying techniques from comedy and theater to business. Over the past 4 years, Claire has worked with entrepreneurs and leadership at some of the worlds biggest and most innovative companies, including Adobe, Google, Salesforce, and Slack. In this session, attendees will have a hands on experience with our signature Improv Thinking, as well as, skills that focus on communication, storytelling, and intentionality to tap into our most creative design processes.
Join Speechless LX Designer Claire Slattery as she delivers a highly effective un- keynote on how to collaborate, communicate and champion your own creative process. The talk will begin in a traditional lecture style, but quickly move into group activities where everyone is involved.
Speechless has brought its unique training to leadership at some of the biggest and most innovative companies across the globe. Through years of collaboration with designers, Speechless offers a session that gives participants a hands-on experience with our signature Improv Thinking, as well as, skills around communication, storytelling, and intentionality to tap into our most creative design processes.
This topic is relevant to Design Track participants in that it will give skills to individuals around growth mindset in active and participatory ways. Participants will be involved throughout the inter-active lecture with large group exercises and small group exercises. Participants will be able to take these new exercises and skills back to their own work to help them develop positive neural pathways around preparation and collaboration.
Program Outline
- Intro Lecture (10 min)
- Large Group Exercise & Debrief (15 min)
- Small Group Exercise & Debrief (15 min)
- Small Group Exercise & Debrief (15 min)
- Large Group Exercise & Debrief (15 min)
- Conclusion / Q & A (15 min)
Key Learning Outcome
Participants will learn, practice, and come away with new shorthand tools that help them more effectively collaborate, communicate, and champion their unique value add when it comes to design thinking implementation.
Sponsored by Speechless, making public speaking more fun and less scary for everyone.
Speakers
Claire Slattery, Professional Actor
Claire Slattery is a professional actor, improviser, and learning experience designer who lives in Los Angeles. She is a Drama and Communication graduate of Stanford University with over 10 years of experience working with California’s top theatre companies, improv troupes, and training centers. Claire performs at festivals around the country and appears regularly on stage at the iO West and Upright Citizens Brigade theaters in Los Angeles. With Speechless, Claire has worked with the most creative teams at Google, Adobe, PayPal, Salesforce, Uber, Zynga, Twitter and many more. Her passion is to provide training that empowers innovators to confidently contribute, creatively collaborate, and capture audiences.
Type of event
Design Educational Lecture/Seminar Meetup WorkshopOrganizer
DesignX Meetup
Innovate Pasadena - Design X: A subgroup of Innovate Pasadena for those who are passionate about integrating design into their business and personal life.
The objective of Innovate Pasadena - Design X, is to build a vibrant ecosystem of business, technology and design innovation in the greater Pasadena area for creating sustainable economic growth.
Speechless
At Speechless, presentation is everything. Our team has entertained and trained some of the biggest and brightest companies in the world, helping presenters be more creative and persuasive using proven improvisation and comedy techniques. With backgrounds ranging from television production to stand up comedy to video game development, we use our wealth of experience in the entertainment industry to make you a better presenter and put a little show business into your business.
Location
Pasadena Museum of History
470 W Walnut St
Pasadena, CA 91103
We have 24 spots in our parking lot and parking on W. Walnut Street is free.
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