From the course: Creativity Boot Camp
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Reviewing the improv exercise: Understanding "Yes, and..." in the context of ideation
From the course: Creativity Boot Camp
Reviewing the improv exercise: Understanding "Yes, and..." in the context of ideation
- There are certain things that you learn about each other in an exercise like this, right? Sort of immediately. Because as soon as you decided who was the guy and who was the girl, and you knew the guy was speaking first, just like reading the problem, right? You were like: "OK what am I gonna say? "What am I gonna say, I'm gonna say something." But the moment you spoke, it immediately turned into improv. Because the other person had no idea what you were gonna say. So inherently it goes this way: Ready, go! Mumble mumble mumble laughter. Because you had no idea what was going to happen. Now think about where you ended up versus where you began. Like when you saw this originally, you were like: "OK this is obviously "a conversation about two people." Like think about where you ended up in this exercise. There is one fundamental rule in comedy improv, right? There's really only one rule: and it's called "Yes, And". The principle of "Yes, And" is a principle of acceptance and building.…
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