Improv is a social technology for approaching uncertainty and complexity. That’s the philosophy https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-poynton-169402/ (Robert Poynton) brings to his playful practice. Rob is the author of two books in the Do series (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/do-improvise-less-push-more-pause-better-results/9781907974014 (Do Improvise) and https://uk.bookshop.org/books/do-pause-you-are-not-a-to-do-list/9781907974632 (Do Pause)), and an Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Said Business School. He designs and facilitates workshops, retreats, and pauses, and runs online projects that help people learn how to integrate play into their work. Things to considerNo-one has a script – we’re all improvising all the time Play can provide more ease and grace at work There is a difference between play and playfulness Playfulness is a mindset, and we can sometimes forget to apply it We can reframe serious and intimidating things into something more fun and magical

Linkshttps://uk.bookshop.org/books/do-improvise-less-push-more-pause-better-results/9781907974014 (Do Improvise) – Rob’s book on improvisation within work https://uk.bookshop.org/books/do-pause-you-are-not-a-to-do-list/9781907974632 (Do Pause) – Rob’s book on rethinking your todo list https://www.yellowlearning.org/ (Yellow) https://www.theeverydayimproviser.com/ (The Everyday Improviser) https://www.makeworkplay.co.uk/ (Make Work Play) https://playfilled.com/ (Playfilled)