1 | Welcome to the Quest: Improvisation for Transformation

In this Questlette a short reflection on the some of the building blocks of the improvisational mindset.

Here is a short history of the Quest.

Finally you get to peek into the brown envelope! In this final segment of the workshop, we talk about the power of the search image as a way to focus our attention. You get to take a peek at your prompts, and your Quest Officially begins!

In this episode we will provide a short overview of the structure of the Quest: Improvisation, the idea behind the audio experience, and a bit about the building blocks of the improvisational mindset. Please note that the audio levels are a little wonky during the some of the transitions. The software I am using had some auto-editing features.  

In this Questlette, we ponder the consider enchantment as one of the building blocks of the built environment. We ponder the power of enchantment, and pair up with a new dance partner, the city. Sources: Quote: https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/quotes/famous-quotations-and-stories/ Book: The Art of City Making by Charles Landry Music: Johann Strauss Ii The Blue Danube Waltz (with license) Definition of Enchanted https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enchanted#h1

Storytelling is a powerful sensemaking tool and one of the building blocks of the improvisational mindset. In this Questlette, we use Kenn Adam's simple storytelling exercises as a way for us to find, refine, and structure stories.      Learn More: Kenn Adam's Explains the Story Spine https://youtu.be/pRHXVbsuAQw   Bonus! Tell Well Storytelling Workbook: https://bit.ly/tellwellworkbook

Does time exist? We are not sure but the clicking of the tock seems to. There nothing to do here but listen to the passage of time.