IMPROdigious

Aims & objectives

IMPROdigious in Yout Work was an 8-day training course which aimed to introduce and explore principles of “improvisation” and experiment with practical and fun tools and techniques that can be readily used in daily life, creative work and in the other situations and places too.
During the training we were:

collecting new inputs and inspiration that renew motivations to act with commitment and new ideas.
refreshing curiosity and playfulness in approaching your work in order to prevent burning out.
improving your trainers’ skills to be more efficient, adaptable, responding to issues and demands in your work.
widening your perspectives and points of view to see new opportunities, create new patterns, and avoid situations of stalemate when working with people with different cultural background.
gathering specific tools from non formal artistic fields (theatre, dance, creative expression) that are not easily accessible for all the youth workers.
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By training your own awareness, acceptance, sense of initiative you can improve the quality of your actions. We wish to support you in finding ways to more efficient and creative approach through improvisation – by developing your skills to be fully present, listen, accept and act, by equipping you with new improv based tools that you can later on use in your practice.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The training was designed for youth workers, volunteers, activists, trainers and other people who work with people, that want to refresh their skills and attitudes to their days, to other people, to work and to the world.

25 participants from the following countries: Greece, Italy, Estonia, Spain, France, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Iceland

Training methods used & main activities

Using non formal methods, we were exploring the principles and techniques of various improvisation-based methodologies. From theatre improvisation and contact improvisation activities, going into more subtler improvisation with rhythm, music and dance, closing with creative storytelling.
The course had also a strong component based on the sharing of ideas, opinions, experiences and best practices, whereby participants were designing and facilitating their own activities and workshps.

Outcomes of the activity

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19E0CxSOKFJPC2B5SxkyhIHFAjZtyZO84/view

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Before the implementation of the TC: Regular meetings with the trainers team; set objectives and share responsibilities; creation of the activity timetable; adjustment of the activity timetable given the participants profiles.
During the TC: sessions on of opening and closing; group dynamics; team building activities, expectations and fears; body and self awareness; inclusion through dance; non-verbal communicatio and improvisation; facilitation of reflection groups; meetings with the team of trainers to see if any adjustments were needed.
After the TC: Meeting with the Trainers team to give and receive feedback and assess our cooperation.

I worked on this training for 8 days as a full time trainer.