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The Power of a 'Yes, And' Culture CLEAR Program | 2025 | Session 4 The Improv Mindset Yes, And Making Others Look Good The core concept of improv, where you accept Focusing on supporting and el...

The Power of a 'Yes, And' Culture CLEAR Program | 2025 | Session 4 The Improv Mindset Yes, And Making Others Look Good The core concept of improv, where you accept Focusing on supporting and elevating your your partner's offer and add to it, moving the team members, rather than trying to make scene forward. yourself look good. Saying Yes Embracing Change & Failure Being open and receptive to ideas, looking for Seeing failure as an opportunity to learn and ways to say yes and build on them, rather than grow, and being adaptable to change rather finding reasons to say no. than resisting it. Listening & Presence Positivity Fully engaging in the moment, being present Maintaining a positive and constructive and attentive to your team members to attitude, even in the face of challenges, to understand and build on their contributions. foster a collaborative and supportive team environment. ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 3  Accepting Offers In improv, the concept of 'Yes, And' is the core philosophy that enables the magic to happen. It involves fully accepting the offers that your scene partner (or colleague) presents & then building upon them to move the scene forward. This collaborative mindset of openness and positivity creates an environment where new ideas can flourish and a shared narrative can unfold organically. ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 4 Moving the Scene Forward Accept Offers Add Information Establish Cohesion Improvisors immediately accept Improvisors then add additional By continuously accepting and and validate their scene partner's details, plot points, and context building upon each other's offers, acknowledging and to continue moving the scene contributions, improvisors are building upon the reality they forward in an organic, able to create an engaging, have created together. collaborative manner. cohesive scene that unfolds naturally in the moment. ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 5  “The way that people respond to other people's ideas, offers, and contributions has a profound impact on their relationship and the experience of each person.” GALEN EMANUELE ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 6 The 5 Tenets of a 'Yes, And' Culture Say Yes Embrace Change & Be open and receptive to others' ideas, Failure looking for ways to say 'yes' and build upon them whenever possible. Approach challenges and setbacks with a learning mindset, seeing them as opportunities for growth. Listen & Be Present Fully engage and pay attention to Be Positive understand others' perspectives, rather Maintain a constructive, solution-oriented than planning your response. attitude, even in the face of difficulties. Make Others Look Good Focus on supporting and empowering your teammates, rather than individual glory. ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 7 Saying 'Yes' Mindfully Understand Context Look for Opportunities Improve Communication Recognize that saying 'yes' doesn't Adopt a mindset of searching for When people feel their ideas are mean blindly agreeing to ways to say 'yes' to ideas and offers, accepted, it enhances everything. It's about being open rather than immediately finding communication, creativity, and and receptive to possibilities reasons to say 'no'. trust on the team. within the appropriate context. Focus on What's Possible Be Constructive Instead of dwelling on why things can't be done, focus If an idea isn't viable, provide constructive feedback and on how they can be accomplished and what's possible. suggestions to move forward, rather than a flat rejection. ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 8 Improving Communication Increased Openness to Ideas Enhanced Collaborative Trust Improved Creative Thinking Stronger Team Cohesion ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 9  Cultivating a 'Yes, And' Culture Adopting a 'Yes, And' mindset and the associated tenets can transform team dynamics, enabling greater collaboration, open communication, and innovation to thrive. This culture-building approach empowers teams to embrace change, make each other look good, and stay focused on positive possibilities rather than roadblocks. ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 11 Innovation: The Power of "Yes" ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 12 Why Yes, And Leads to Innovation Open-Minded Thinking Iterative Ideation Embracing the 'Yes, And' approach The 'Yes, And' technique promotes encourages team members to build on iterative ideation, where team members each other's ideas, fostering a continuously build upon each other's collaborative and innovative mindset. suggestions, leading to innovative solutions. Removing Barriers Diverse Perspectives By avoiding immediate rejection or criticism, the 'Yes, And' method removes Encouraging diverse perspectives mental roadblocks, allowing for the free through the 'Yes, And' approach helps flow of ideas and creative problem- uncover unique and unexpected ideas, solving. broadening the scope of innovation. The 'Yes, And' methodology fosters a culture of openness, collaboration, and creativity, ultimately leading to increased innovation and breakthrough solutions.  Let's Practice I promise, it's not scary... ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 14 Let's Practice... Prompt: The river is full of fish... ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 15 Debrief What is the value of How did it feel to have accepting each other's your ideas validated? ideas and building on them? How can this exercise help us become better How does it feel when you colleagues? have an idea, and others criticize it or say “no”? ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 16  Let's Discuss Can you think of a recent interaction that could have benefitted from "Yes, And"? Is there something you've been holding back asking for or bringing up because you know you'll hear "no"? ©2024 Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved. Beth Boyd | TalentLab.Live 17 Tools & Resources Board