IMPROVISATION FOR INNOVATION
Building unstoppable teams through the power of “Yes, and”
Is your team facing...
Communication barriers and siloed thinking?
A fear of failure that stifles new ideas?
Meetings that debate problems instead of creating solutions?
Unlock your team's creative potential with dynamic, hands-on workshops that use the core principles of improvisational comedy to build a culture of collaboration, fearless creativity, and adaptive communication. Watch as barriers dissolve and innovative solutions emerge.
In these workshops, your team will learn to:
Listen actively
and build upon colleagues' ideas.Embrace a "Yes, And" mindset
to accelerate innovation.Communicate with clarity
and confidence under pressure.Fail forward
by viewing missteps as opportunities.Collaborate seamlessly
to achieve common goals.
20 Years of Comedy and Creative Leadership
With a unique career spanning comedy writer’s rooms (writing jokes for SNL’s Weekend Update and Wanda Sykes’ Ring Nation) and corporate conference rooms (as Senior Lead Creative Director of BuzzFeed), Ari has spent over 20 years refining the link between comedic agility and business excellence. As a premier instructor at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, he doesn't just teach improv—he translates its most powerful lessons into actionable strategies for the world's most innovative companies.
Featured Clients Include
“Ari’s workshops are a secret weapon for marketing teams. He embedded a ‘Yes, And’ culture into our team in just one afternoon. The result: More collaborative brainstorms, faster pivots, and genuinely better ideas for our clients. ”
“Ari’s principles fused seamlessly with our culture and gave us specific, actionable tools that help us listen, build, and create fearlessly. The elevation in our team’s dynamic was noticeable right away.”
“Ari brings an infectiously fun teaching style to his workshops, which he couples with an uncanny ability to simply communicate the lessons of improv as they apply to professional development.”