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Press Release: Launching L&E Culture, Code & Speak Up Suites
A Music and Multimedia Approach to Helping Ethics and Compliance Entertain, Educate and Engage Employees Introducing the L&E Culture, Code & Speak Up Suites, the initial offering from Learnings & Entertainments CHICAGO, September 26, 2016 – Learnings & Entertainments (L&E), a creative services and content provider with roots in the improv comedy community, has launched […]
The Power of Fun
Are you familiar with the “Fun Theory?” At it’s foundation, it states that “fun is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better” Here is an example – the Piano Stairs. You can see more great examples at http://www.thefuntheory.com/. The Fun Theory in Business In the 1970’s, Video Arts introduced the business […]
Variety is the Spice of *Corporate* Life
“the really interesting question is why dullness proves to be such a powerful impediment to attention. Why we recoil from the dull. Maybe it’s because dullness is intrinsically painful” -David Foster Wallace This is how most employees feel about their corporate training and communications. Dullness is intrinsically painful. We’re all frogs slowly being […]
The Forgetting Curve is Steep – Start “Invertising”
Here are the results of a completely unscientific survey. Please rank these in order of preference, with 10 being the most annoying. You are forced to share an office with your loud eating, aromatic, talkative co-worker You are stuck in traffic with all stations tuned to a Bieber marathon You hear your dentist say, “oh that’s […]
Your Company Needs You To Unlock Your “Inner-Artist”
“Have you ever been on stage or been a performer?” is a question I like to ask when I meet new people. The responses you get are really interesting and sometimes quite fun. Unfortunately, “Oh I’m not creative” Is a common response. #teardrop. Or sometimes their eyes light up and you learn that they played […]
Why Your Corporate Culture is Your Fault!
EMBRACING YOUR ROLE AS CHANGE AGENT [box] “That will never work” “We don’t have time for that” “This is too important” “It’s too much trouble” “We tried that once before” “That’s too risky” “Because I said so” “It’s just the way we do things around here” [/box] How many times have we heard or read […]
Follow the Fear
“Follow the Fear” is attributed to the legendary improv teacher/mad scientist, Del Close. Do what scares you most. If it’s uncomfortable…do it more. Lean into it and you will discover new worlds. With improv, as with life, it’s the fear that stops you from moving forward, not the thing itself. Another favorite quote of […]