Véronique Richard (Cirque du Soleil - Mental Performance Consultant)

Episode 73: Ben Ashworth chats to Véronique Richard a Mental Performance Consultant for Cirque du Soleil. Véronique has also worked for the INS Quebec, Water Polo Canada, and many other elite organisations. Véronique has a Ph.D in sport sciences and her applied expertise is in performance psychology. Through risk friendly environments to encourage people to navigate through discomfort and grow psychologically - Véronique uses movement improvisation as a method to stimulate creative mindset and set the stage for creative problem solving, creative ideation and creative performance. 

 

 

In this episode Ben and Véronique discuss: 

 

Véronique’s background
Creativity in performance
Implementing creativity for athletes
Coaches using creativity exercises

 

 

Where you can find Véronique:

 

Twitter
LinkedIn
Research Gate

 

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