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Improvisational comedy fosters a creative environment by encouraging participants to listen, take risks, and react authentically. Side effects include uncontrollable laughter and wild fun.
The Olivine Project designs and teaches Improv courses for businesses, custom-tailoring workshops to achieve specific business objectives. Common objectives include the following:
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Team building
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Igniting creativity
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Group presentation skills
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Individual presentation skills
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Self-confidence
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Unlocking authenticity and charisma
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Reducing fear of failure
We are a group of seasoned, experienced improvisers who are also a group of seasoned, experienced members of the business community; we know first-hand how the benefits of Improv can directly benefit businesses of all sizes and disciplines.
Over the past 15 years, companies have hired the Olivine Project to empower their teams with a foundation of Improv. These clients have utilized Olivine to encourage authenticity among their leaders, build confidence among their rising stars, and accelerate creativity that serves the both the individual and the organization.
IMPROV WORKSHOP PROCESS
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ENGAGE/SET OBJECTIVES
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Gain understanding of team context, business issues.
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Identify 1-2 key business objectives for the event.
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DESIGN THE CURRICULUM
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Create a custom curriculum of Improv games and drills designed to deliver against key objective(s).
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DO THE WORK​
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Run the workshop, paying careful attention to the focus of the group, making changes as needed.
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SEE THE CHANGE
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Conduct participant surveys.
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Identify maintenance strategies and check-in schedule.
IMPROV IN ACTION
Client: Executive Training Program, Large Advertising Agency
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The need: An HR Executive Director needed a kickoff event for a 6-month executive training program designed to engage and challenge the agency’s top young talent. They were searching for a way to help the team quickly get to know each other, practice thinking on their feet, and help each member find their voice.
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The result: The event was a success, as the HR Executive Director reported seeing significant improvement in the group on all strategic objectives, and participants rated the event 5/5 on a variety of key measures on a post-program survey. Olivine's improv workshop has since become the program's annual kick-off event.
Client: Account Executive Group Training Event, Large Advertising Agency
The need: This Account Executive Director was looking for a training event for a group of 60 employees across a range of seniority levels. Due to the fact that it was a heavily client-facing group, the client wanted to focus on developing the group’s listening skills as well as empowering lower ranking members to share their ideas in front of leaders.
The result: Olivine split the large group into four separate classrooms to ensure all team members received a best-in-class experience. The event culminated with a surprise all-groups show, in which each of the teams took the stage to perform for the rest of the group. Participants raved about the event in evaluations, and during our post-event check-in, the Executive Director reported observing better listening within the group and a higher propensity for lower-ranking members of the group to speak up in front of clients and agency leadership.
Get in Touch
Based in San Diego, CA
Available in-person, remote, & hybrid
Email: jeromebeers@gmail.com