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Jessie Shternshus is the founder of The Improv Effect and the author of \u201cCTRL SHIFT: 50 Games for 50 ****ing Days Like Today\u201d. In her work, Jessie often incorporates improv techniques to help people tap into the things they need to become better communicators, team members and leaders. She also coaches organizations through Agile transition and cultural change. \n\nAfter recently completing my first improv class, and not feeling very confident that I \u201cgot it\u201d, I had lots of questions. Jessie was kind enough to spend some time talking with me about my experience, the benefits improv can provide, what \u201cyes, and\u2026\u201d really means, why it is important and the elements needed to create a safe space where people can thrive and be creative. \n\nSHOW NOTES\n00:00 Podcast Intro\n01:58 Interview Start\n02:22 What Jessie has been up to lately\n03:42 Jessie\u2019s work coaching people to help them amp up their presentation skills\n04:45 The Creative Courage Summit\n05:58 Jessie\u2019s Book \u201cCTRL SHIFT: 50 Games for 50 ****ing Days Like Today\u201d \n06:17 Intro to the Improv Discussion\n07:00 Dave\u2019s fears about the safety provided by the improv framework\n07:46 \u201cI\u2019m happy to tell you your being dumb\u201d\n08:22 How can you have an environment that is supportive AND critical\n08:41 Dave missed some important pieces \n09:08 Learning from what makes you uncomfortable\n10:04 It\u2019s important to find the class that is right for you\n11:50 How you establish a safe improv space\n13:36 Safety comes from setting expectations, modeling behavior and getting to know people\n16:12 Finding a way to use improv to build camaraderie with remote teams\n18:20 Do you always have to \u201cYes, and\u2026\u201d\n18:50 How \u201cYes, and\u201d works, and the benefits it can bring\n21:22 What skills improv can offer to individuals and teams working in an office setting\n22:50 Advice from Jessie on how to pick the right class for you\n25:19 Part of being creative involves tapping into your childlike self, but you have to feel safe going there\n26:18 What if you can\u2019t let go of everything and reach that childlike state? \n28:20 Being mindful of the things you are resisting\n30:02 Getting in touch with Jessie\n\nCONTACTING JESSIE\nhttp://www.improveffect.com\nhttps://www.facebook.com/improveffect/\nhttps://twitter.com/TheImprovEffect\n\nLINKS:\nJessie\u2019s Book: \u201cCTRL SHIFT: 50 Games for 50 ****ing Days Like Today\u201d http://amzn.to/2rhOxPk\n\nThe Creative Courage Summit: http://CreativeCourageSummit.live\n\nMy Video Podcast interview with Jessie at the 2015 Agile Conference: https://vimeo.com/135568636