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Speaker Mark Sutton Meagan Flanigan Artistic Director, Facilitator Learning and Development Second City Second City

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Kate  Everson    Associate  Editor  Workforce  magazine  

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Mark  Su7on    Director,  Learning    and  Development  Second  City  

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Meagan  Flanigan    Lead  Facilitator  Second  City  

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accelerate productivity.

A survey found that only 27% of U.S. workers said they were “engaged” at work. 69% said they were either “not engaged” or “actively disengaged”.

The number one reason given for not being engaged – “They don’t feel like

what they do matters to anyone”

What is the main area keeping your employees from being productive?

Top 4 skills that an improviser really uses that transfers into the business culture: ●  Listening ●  Adaptability ●  Seeing opportunity ●  Supporting each other

What is the last line of this scene?

What are some of the skills we were using to be successful in

that scene?

Research on the human brain has found that anytime someone steps out of their comfort zone and attempts to

learn a new skill, their brain chemically re-wires itself to become more adaptable to any situation they

encounter after the attempt.

Make Work Better!

In America, the $9 billion training industry uses content that is, on

average, 15 years old.

Research shows that the brain cannot maintain a level of high function and achievement in a

negative emotional environment.

“The real benefit of supporting ideas leads to more ideas.” - Tom Yorton, CEO Second City Works

●  Empowering people

●  Creating space where there is a feeling of value

●  Rethinking and repackaging

●  Always looking for something different

       

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