As we learned from Kimmy Gatewood, the importance of failure is one of the most valuable lessons improv comedy has to offer.
We like plans. They make us feel comfortable. Yet, improv teaches that we must always remain open to new ideas--and maybe to scrapping that plan.
When you share your goals
broadly, you risk "failing" in the eyes of those you respect. However,
ideas never happen in isolation.
The idea of sharing ideas liberally defies the age-old instinct to keep ideas secret. But "going public" can ensure your idea doesn't die in isolation.…
While the compulsion to save reference items is strong, we rarely return to them once they're filed away. Our unscientific study revealed mostly dust.