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The Entrepreneuras
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The EntrepreneurThe Entrepreneurasas
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A Plenary presentation forA Plenary presentation for
REES Stanford 2005REES Stanford 2005Patricia Ryan MadsonPatricia Ryan Madson
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Who am I?
_ Emerita faculty, Stanford University, Department of Drama
_ Winner of Stanford’s Dinkelspiel Award for Innovation inUndergraduate Education
_ Founded “The Creativity Initiative.” Stanford
_ Founder of the Stanford Improvisers
_ Consultant to business and education on improvisation andcreativity
_ Author of Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show UpWEBSITE: WWW.STANFORD.EDU/~PATRYAN
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Instant Improv forEntrepreneurs
• 1. Say “YES!”
• 2. Say “Ooopps. . . (TA-DA!)”
• 3. Say “Thank You”
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Say YES!
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Say Oooops!
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Make Mistakes, Please“Failure is okay. Which is the most famous ocean liner?”
(Keith Johnstone)
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Say “Thank You”
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Who else is helping?• Make a list of those “thanks to whom”
we are here today. Who are the otherswho are supporting our work here?
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The Three “G’s”
•Generosity•Grit (Hard work)
•Gratitude
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The book, Improv Wisdom offers tips to help us cultivate ourcapacity for creating excellence in the workplace and in ourpersonal lives. There are 13 maxims that guide the way.
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Improv Maxims
• The First Maxim: Say Yes
• The Second Maxim: Don’t Prepare
• The Third Maxim: Just Show Up
• The Fourth Maxim: Start Anywhere
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• The Fifth Maxim: Be Average
• The Sixth Maxim: Pay Attention
• The Seventh Maxim: Face the Facts
• The Eighth Maxim: Stay on Course
• The Ninth Maxim: Wake Up to the Gifts
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• The Tenth Maxim: Make Mistakes, Please
• The Eleventh Maxim: Act Now
• The Twelfth Maxim: Take Care of Each Other
• The Thirteenth Maxim: Enjoy the Ride
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ENJOY THE RIDE
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Thanks for your attention.If you’d like to contact me:
[email protected]– www.improvwisdom.com– www.stanford.edu/~patryan– P. O. Box 909– El Granada, CA 94018-0909