Saturday Night Live might have been a total flop. After all, in looking back at the writers in the very first year of SNL, the big personalities in the room, all competing to have their ideas front and centre could have been disastrous to the success of the show. The writers were a ragtag bunch who could very well have not collaborated or worked together to create the magic that they ended up making. But who or what is attributed to making it work? It was Lorne Michaels (Exec

Growing up, improv scared the pants off me. I dreaded the moments where I had to think ‘off the cuff’ or make up a scene in front of the people around me. It was probably my least favourite part of the drama curriculum that I adored throughout my four years of high school. Improvisational theatre (or ‘improv’) is a form of live theatre where everything is made up in the moment including the characters, plot and dialogue, often derived from a single constraint like a short sce

Why is it important to dive into this world of listening as it relates to creativity? I believe there are lots of reasons! Listening plugs you into life, into the here and now. Listening to the ambient sounds of the world around us (whether human, animal or machine), our senses become heightened and we can’t help but exist in the present moment. There is no other option. Listening is the ultimate rapport-builder. It’s the fastest way to strengthen any personal or professional

I’m going to come right out and ask it: Do you consider yourself a good listener? Or perhaps a better place to start is by asking: Do you know what being a good listener looks like, sounds like, feels like? I’ve found it helpful to take a step back and honestly assess my ability to listen to those around me and personally, my success or failure in listening tends to be situational: I find myself focussed and actively paying attention to my students in my classroom and with po