Boardroom etiquette is typically formal. Is that a good thing? A panel of improv-theatre makers and CEOs suggest otherwise, in a recent panel at Pause Festival.
Improv in the boardroom isn’t just good business, it’s also more fun. Image Shutterstock.
Creative organisations attract creative thinkers. So why should that backbone for innovation stop at the threshold of the boardroom door?
A panel of CEOs argued that it shouldn’t at the recent Pause Festival, positing that improvisation – or improv – is a fabulous tool used in theatre that can be introduced to the boardroom to accelerate fresh thinking and more inclusive contribution.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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