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Life is short and it is easy to get caught up in the day to day humdrum routine. You got to work, come home and not much changes.

That’s why I love the group called Improv Everywhere. They are US based and pull mass theatre improv pieces designed to bring chaos and joy to public places.

I particularly love this piece of improv with over 200 people who suddenly freeze in place at Grand Central Station. Watch the reactions of people around them …

Now the scary part – there are chapters of Improv Everywhere springing up around the world. Even Brisbane has its own subgroup that has completed 2 smaller pieces of improv.

So the next time you see 80 people enter your shop all dressed in the same uniform as your employees, or your suddenly have hundreds of mobile phones all go off at the same time in the theatre – you may be in the middle of something more interesting than just a coincidence.

As an aside – think for a moment why these sort of things are expanding. People have a strong need to be part of something bigger, to belong, to have fun.

How can your business capitalise on these needs in providing service to your customers? Could your work pull off its own piece of improv? These sort of things often attract media attention if they are feel good and harm none – so what could you do?

Until next time

Ingrid Cliff
Heart Harmony