Mary Jane to attend the Applied Improvisation Network Annual World Conference

On June 16, 2011, Mary Jane will join over 100 other professionals from around the world at the Applied Improvisation Network (AIN) annual world conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

The AIN is a community of practitioners and clients who value the use of improvisation skills in organizations to:

  • improve relationships
  • increase authenticity
  • promote spontaneity
  • foster trust
  • build communities of practiceAIN annual world conference

AIN members are business professionals and academics who use improv tools, experience, and theory for human development and training in communities and organizations.

Members of the AIN community tend to believe

  • in the power of improv practice to improve the quality of human lives, communities, and organizational relationships;
  • the experiential value of play, spontaneity, and intuition promotes personal and professional growth, and nurtures innovation;
  • co-creativity is a life-skill that helps individuals live more meaningfully, and drives organizational performance;
  • improv’s emphasis on generosity, cooperation, trust, and experimentation counterbalances fear, and releases creativity;
  • these benefits are open to all people — at any age, any walk of life, and especially to those who have never done it before!
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