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We have been thinking about uncertainty, and how it applies to healthcare and to improv. Esther heard a wonderful talk on ‘Palliating Uncertainty’ given by Dr Ariel Dempsey from Oxford…

I have been thinking about the value of gifts – of how lovely it is to give and receive gifts from family and friends, the connection, meaning and validation that…

When improv performers are on stage, building something collaboratively in the moment, ‘mistakes’ happen.  Perhaps a character’s name is forgotten, or changed; maybe two characters get given the same name,…

We usually do an exercise called ‘I am a tree’ towards the end of a session, as it pulls together lots of concepts around supporting, listening to and collaborating with…

One of the things that health care professionals often struggle with is dealing with uncertainty.  It’s difficult to say ‘I don’t know’ or ‘we don’t know how things will go’…

This comment was made by a delegate at our first Medical Improv study day. She wassurprised to find that she didn’t need to state her profession, level of training, perceivedcompetence…

One of the core principles of improv is ‘yes – and’. This is taking what is given to you by yourpartner, accepting it for what it is, and building on…