What is this about?
What if improv is the most critical skill humanity needs to develop right now?
What if the problems we face are so complex and require such a high degree of creativity, collaboration and inspiration that improv is the only effective means of solving them?
And what if improv is a profoundly powerful technology for keeping us connected in delightful ways while we co-create better ways of doing things and relating to each other
and to our world?
My name is Belina, and I’m an improvisor. I believe the greatest challenge we face is finding ways to playfully & joyfully step into the unknown together - to co-create new
solutions - even in the face of all the really scary stuff in the world.
That's why I've dedicated my career and life to helping people develop the improvisation skills to transform how we do things - in life, in business, in saving the world.
And I'd love your help to do something extraordinary...
What we will achieve together - a book called 'Using Improv to Save the World' - which for me is anything from improving the interactions between two people up to 'world work' (e.g. humanitarian
aid, climate change education, disaster relief). Your support will help me get to the world...and the book will describe my trip, the work I do developing improvisation skills with a variety of wonderful people, and work others are doing to use improv to
save the world. This project will leave a legacy of hundreds of leaders, trainers, volunteers, social entrepreneurs, business people and humanitarian workers to better, more beautifully do what they do. And the book will enable many more people to be inspired
and adept in developing improvisation mindsets & skills in others.
Why support - you will directly support the development of improvisation skills around the world in service of making the world a better, more resilient, more effective, and delightful place.
You will help me finish my book ‘Using Improv to Save the World’ by enabling me get to the world, the work, and several special inspiring projects. Plus you get to join me on the adventure via post cards, poems, the book, Skype calls, consultancy and workshops.
Where does the money go - £6,000 tipping point goes straight to travel costs. Above that - I add countries and increased documentation of the trip including filming, and more social media to
spread the word.
The Trip
I leave on May 1st, and projects include:
*Denmark, working with volunteers at Cycling Without Age to create thoughtful, delightful experiences when taking the elderly out on rickshaw bikes.
*Italy, working with socially-minded designers to help them co-create world changing solutions more effectively.
*Greece (Crete), working with women social entrepreneurs to overcome some of the crushing economic circumstances that they are facing.
*Turkey, to interview Koray Tarhan and Zeynep Ozyurt about using improvisation skills during their involvement in the #occupygezi and to participate in their 'Improv Liberates' Festival at the end of May.
*Iran, to introduce applied improvisation skills to companies, social entrepreneurs and the public.
*Philippines, to support & interview Gabe Mercado about the Heroic Improvisation program that he's been rolling out across the Philippines to help communities respond more effectively to extreme weather. Here is an
interview with him and program creator Mary Tyszkiewicz.
To find out more and connect via social media
To find out more about the book, projects and trip, 'like' the 'Using Improv to Save the World' page on
Facebook or follow us on Twitter @uitstw.
For more about my work, check out Maffick Ltd or on on the Maffick Facebook page or follow us on Twitter @maffick.
What happens next
Pick the perk that delights you - click 'support now'...now : )
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We have a short window to do the extraordinary. Let's make this happen.
