Improvscience develops scientists' abilities to be creative and build with the ideas of others. However, seeing improvisation in the day to day practice of science is not yet commonplace. "Yes, And" is an improvisational principle that we can see in our scientific practice.
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Creating diverse, inclusive environments is a demanding practice. It asks people to be uncomfortable as we create new and unfamiliar ways of relating and working together. Through improvscience workshops, we develop the capacity of individuals and organizations to create inclusive, flexible and collaborative ways of working that build on the differences within and across groups. These day-to-day communication skills are crucial to the process of creating inclusive environments.
Dr. Raquell Holmes and Eric Olson, a research journalist, recently spoke about science communication.
improvscience created the Living Improv Experiment, or LIvE, to explore what it's like for scientists to improvise -- and be improvised about -- this March. You can now watch clips of the event online!
May 2, 2015 - 8:12am
- Posted by Neil
Holmes of improvscience welcomes NASA, Alan Alda Center and more in June.
March 29, 2015 - 12:43pm
- Posted by Neil
The Living Improv Experiment (LIvE) will take place Monday, March 30, at 6:30 at Ned Devine's in Fanueil Hall, Boston. The LIvE event is the first of its kind, drawing from improvscience & friends, to bring an improvised performance about science to the public. Raquell Holmes, creator of LIvE, will emcee the evening and involve the audience as co-researchers in the experiment.
January 19, 2015 - 6:05am
- Posted by Raquell
A less often mentioned quote of Martin Luther King from his Western Michigan, 1963 talk:
"I must say there are certain things in our nation and in the world which I am proud to be maladjusted and which I hope all men of good‐will will be maladjusted... I say very honestly that I never intend to become adjusted to segregation. and discrimination. I never intend to become adjusted to religious bigotry. I never intend to adjust myself to economic conditions that will take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few...
I learn from the participants what they value or enjoy experiencing in an improvscience workshop. Yes, even those who find doing interactive exercises uncomfortable and awkward find value in the communicating science workshops: improv for STEM professionals or professional presentations.
The Sloan Foundation awarded a three year grant to the Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center of ASU for its Program in Exemplary Mentoring. The award funds improvscience workshops and coaching to advance faculty's mentor skills and students' ability to direct their careers. Workshops begin this summer with the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI). If you're interested in a faculty training or mentoring group during the year, sign up for more information.