Live Webinar – July 10th, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Kelly Leonard builds off the improvisation-based principles from his bestselling book “Yes, And,” to discuss a new initiative he co-leads with the Center for Decision Research at the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago. The Second Science Project looks at behavioral science through the lens of improvisation.

Kelly will talk about the insights that have come from this partnership and talk about the key areas where evidence-based science meets improvisational pedagogy.

Kelly will also toss in a few stories of some of the famous figures he’s worked with in his 30+ year career at The Second City.

• You will learn specific improv exercises you can use at work or at home to help foster creativity and better communication.

• Kelly will take you through the process and outcomes from some of the work done in The Second Science Project lab.

• You will get a backstage pass to hear stories about the creative practices of some of the alumni Kelly has worked with, such as: Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Keegan-Michael Key.

• Kelly will also talk about some of the cutting-edge work that Second City is doing in bringing improvisational practices to caregivers and communities afflicted with social anxiety, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

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Presenter: Kelly Leonard (LinkedIn profile) Executive Vice President of The Second City, has worked at The Second City for over 20 years and overseen productions with notable SNL and comedic performers. Author of Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses No, But Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration–Lessons from The Second City  Kelly co-founded Second City Theatricals, the division of the company that develops an eclectic array of live entertainment all over the world.  Kelly has spoken at Aspen Ideas Festival, Microsoft and TEDxBroadway and hosts the podcast “Getting to Yes, And” for WGN and Second City. Kelly has received many honors, for his insight and dedication. (Inspite of all of this he is best known in Canada for creating the cult hit SCTV Filmed in Edmonton AB 1976 and 1984)

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