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Brian Manship, Proprietor, Waltham Training and Waltec Coaching
Terri Bodell, NCAHP
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This contribution is unusually generous in its approach which suggests that Paul Jackson could be philanthropic, but, more likely miles ahead producing another pack of good ideas to unlock organisations and teams. He'd certainly be the sort you'd like to meet and have a laugh with, something few of us do often enough??
He draws on his current experience as a training consultant and background in BBC radio comedy production, journalism, drama, and improvisation teaching, as well as others he respects and from whom he has learnt much.
The material embraces the stages from warm up and energising through graveyard slot to wash up. Each activity has a key which covers introduction, participants numbers and time; the longest is 60 minutes but most are shorter, a few 5 minutes. Also the likely energy level needed, rating for individual or team effort, and the extent to which visual, verbal or physical effort is required. There is a de-brief and as necessary added trainer input to round activities off
Organisations don't all now have the luxury of affording programmes for their dwindling workforce over several days. Many want their teams to hit the ground running, quickly, and cohesively, perhaps to pick up a new initiative, or develop a new survival strategy. These activities offer just the elements you need for a one or two day course that could be as much fun and as effective as you've the courage to make them.
Jackson's positive and non directive in style is very refreshing, and is highly recommended, now, before there is a government health warning about the importance of avoiding fun!!
Makes an excellent companion to the author's "The Inspirational Trainer", which goes into much more depth.
Why might this be important for individuals or organizations? Because activities such as these offer us ways to build stronger and more honest relationships with self and others; invite us to play more confidently in the creative space between structure and chaos; challenge the illusion of control that all too easily limits our awareness of self, situation and context; and opens us to living in and being awake to what is happening in the present moment.
The book is elegantly written, well structured, and easy to navigate. The instructions and explanations are generally very easy to follow. Where the occasional ambiguity exists this can be an invitation - in the make-do-and-mend spirit of the improvisational muse - to invent one's own way of persuading the activity to work and enjoying whatever new and original learning occurs.
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