PinnedjudetrederwolffTo Get Through The Tensions Of Change, Think Like An Improviser“Creativity isn’t about guessing the future correctly. It’s about making yourself open to imagining radically different possibilities.”…·5 min read·May 24, 2023--3--3
PinnedjudetrederwolffTell Me A Story of Possibility: Applying Improv In TherapyThere is a storytelling-inspired improv game called “I used to be _____ but now I am ______” that we use to warm up a group and at the same…·6 min read·Aug 6, 2021--1--1
judetrederwolffHow “Confessions” Can Unlock Creativity In Improv And In Real LifeImprov scenes, entirely made up on the spot, rely on players’ willingness to surrender some of our self-protective habits of mind and…6 min read·May 3, 2024----
judetrederwolffWe Have To Lean In To Uncertainty: How Ancient Brains Can Meet Modern ProblemsThings that were normal in 1995: Phone books. Phone booths. Having to remember phone numbers. Paper maps. Dropping off actual film to be…6 min read·Apr 5, 2024----
judetrederwolffImprov Cultivates Attunement, Agility And Adaptability For Stronger Relationships in Life·5 min read·Feb 3, 2024----
judetrederwolffHow Creative Expression and Self-Reflection Can Support The Caregiver’s JourneyWhen Dawn Shedrick, LCSW — a leadership development coach, adjunct lecturer at Columbia University School Of Social Work, clinician and…4 min read·Nov 1, 2023----
judetrederwolffTrue Story: How A Show Called “Smoker” Shifts The Narrative About Nicotine Addiction and Inspires…The art of story is a way to reach beyond self-protective defenses for a time, to activate imagination and emotion well enough that…6 min read·Sep 25, 2023----
judetrederwolffTapping The Gifts Wrapped In Uncertainty Through Applied Improvisation“Until recently, most of the research on certainty and persuasion had emphasized that building people’s certainty is a great way to get…5 min read·Sep 18, 2023----
judetrederwolffThat’s Funny: The Connection Between “Daily Humor Behavior” And Emotional Well-BeingComedy Can Empower Us To Think Creatively Under Stress2 min read·Aug 29, 2023----
judetrederwolffHow Improv Can Flip Your Creativity “Switch”In a paradoxical way, an improv experience in which we play characters very different from who we are in real life cultivates courage to…·4 min read·Jun 5, 2023----