i was in a improv workshop recently where we had to work as teams w/o any planning or script - just go w/ the flow and see what happens. it's supposed to be fun, but man oh man did things get messy fast!
at first everyone tried too hard to stay on topic & not make mistakes (fear of failure), then when one person started going off-script others followed suit out of curiosity or pressure - suddenly no-one was in sync anymore and the whole thing fell apart. it reminded me a lot how innovation often fails because people aren't aligned.
in business, we're all supposed to be on same page abt goals & strategy but sometimes that breaks down as teams grow larger with more cooks spoiling broth (to mix my metaphors). without clear direction or coordination mechanisms like regular check-ins - ideas get lost in translation. it's not just fear of failure holding us back either.
sooo next time u're working solo, consider what happens when everyone goes rogue and starts doing their own thing. do projects still fall apart? how could that mirror real-world team dynamics where miscommunication is rife?
i'm curious - have any experiences with group work gone off the rails like this improv session did for me?
found this here:
https://uxdesign.cc/what-improv-taught-me-about-why-innovation-falls-out-of-sync-1e3961fa2083?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4