Episode 001: Building Trust and Building Teams with Jessie Shternshus and Mark Rickmeier

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English - January 16, 2017 20:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings
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We talk about the role that trust has in building teams, and how improv games can help build that trust and improve the way you deliver feedback.
Guests
Mark Rickmeier: CEO of Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/)
Jessie Shternshus: Founder of The Improv Effect (http://www.improveffect.com/) and Author of the book, CTRL-SHIFT (https://www.amazon.com/CTRL-SHIFT-Mike-Bonifer/dp/0986296597)
Show Notes
01:08 - The Improv Effect (http://www.improveffect.com/) and Improv as an Effective Method of Communication
- Yes, And! (https://www.dramanotebook.com/drama-games/yes-and/)
03:21 - Working with Teams to Build Communication and Trust
05:20 - Ops Conf (http://www.ops-conf.com/)
06:02 - Tools or Games for Establishing Trust with Others Quickly in a Conference Environment
- Commonality Boggle (https://medium.com/@sarajainephipps/improv-ising-your-on-boarding-ab8deb4dc73d#.m5po1sguc)
- Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon)
- Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors (http://www.icebreakers.ws/large-group/extreme-rock-paper-scissors.html)
15:23 - Group Facilitation Techniques
18:13 - Kickoff Techniques for Smaller, New Teams
- Agile Software Development (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development)
22:30 - Techniques for Remote Team Communication
26:59 - Talking About Failure to Build Trust
28:42 - Giving and Receiving Feedback
Special Guests: Jesse Shternshus and Mark Rickmeier.

We talk about the role that trust has in building teams, and how improv games can help build that trust and improve the way you deliver feedback.

Guests

Mark Rickmeier: CEO of Table XI
Jessie Shternshus: Founder of The Improv Effect and Author of the book, CTRL-SHIFT

Show Notes

01:08 - The Improv Effect and Improv as an Effective Method of Communication

- Yes, And!

03:21 - Working with Teams to Build Communication and Trust

05:20 - Ops Conf

06:02 - Tools or Games for Establishing Trust with Others Quickly in a Conference Environment

- Commonality Boggle

- Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

- Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors

15:23 - Group Facilitation Techniques

18:13 - Kickoff Techniques for Smaller, New Teams

- Agile Software Development

22:30 - Techniques for Remote Team Communication

26:59 - Talking About Failure to Build Trust

28:42 - Giving and Receiving Feedback

Special Guests: Jesse Shternshus and Mark Rickmeier.