Applied improvisation

Applied improvisation began in the late 1990s with the performative turn in social science.{{Cite journal|last=Haseman|first=Brad|date=2006-02-01|title=A Manifesto for Performative Research|journal=Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy|language=en|volume=118|issue=1|pages=98–106|doi=10.1177/1329878X0611800113 |doi-access=free |s2cid=145271889 |s2cid-access=free |url=https://eprints.qut.edu.au/3999/1/3999_1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101050307/https://eprints.qut.edu.au/3999/1/3999_1.pdf |archive-date= Jan 1, 2024 }} The increased focus on performance and improvisation led to the application of improvisational methods in non-theatrical fields.{{Cite book|title=The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts |publisher=Routledge |editor-last1=Biggs |editor-first1=Michael A. R. |editor-last2=Karlsson |editor-first2=Henrik|isbn=9780415697941|location=London|oclc=751832557|year=2012}} In 2002, the Applied Improvisation Network was founded, a non-profit organization of people committed to using applied improvisation.{{cite web |title=History of AIN |url=https://www.appliedimprovisationnetwork.org/history-of-ain |website=Applied Improvisation Network |access-date=14 February 2022}}

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Applied improvisation sees use in consulting and corporate training, particularly in the areas of sales and leadership.{{Cite book|title=Design Thinking Research|last1=Sirkin|first1=David|last2=Ju|first2=Wendy|date=2015|publisher=Springer, Cham|pages=195–209|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-06823-7_11|chapter = Embodied Design Improvisation: A Method to Make Tacit Design Knowledge Explicit and Usable|series = Understanding Innovation|isbn = 978-3-319-06822-0}}{{Cite book|title=Yes and ... your business : the added value of improvisation in organisations|last=van Bilsen|first=Gijs|date=2013|isbn=9789081950602|oclc=856568528}} Applied improvisation is also often used in design thinking, service design, and UX design.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2014/06/27/why-improv-training-is-great-business-training/#671c9ede6bcb|title=Why Improv Training Is Great Business Training|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-08-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229044649|title=The Politics and Theatre of Service Design (PDF Download Available)|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2017-08-12}}{{Cite news|url=http://boxesandarrows.com/the-creative-impact-of-improvization/|title=The Creative Impact of Improvisation|date=2014-01-07|access-date=2017-08-12|language=en-US}}

In addition to the business world, applied improvisation sees use in disaster readiness training, drama therapy, medicine, and education.{{Cite journal|last1=Tint|first1=Barbara S.|last2=McWaters|first2=Viv|last3=van Driel|first3=Raymond|date=2015-04-07|title=Applied improvisation training for disaster readiness and response|url=https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/applied-improvisation-training-for-disaster-readiness-and-response-n4bxf8gbg8|journal=Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management|language=en|volume=5|issue=1|pages=73–94|doi=10.1108/JHLSCM-12-2013-0043|issn=2042-6747|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|url=http://alfredadler.edu/library/masters/2010/christine-lee-mannella|title=Improvisation: Yes and Psychotherapy! {{!}} Adler Graduate School|website=alfredadler.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-08-12}}{{Cite journal|last1=Rossing|first1=Jonathan P.|last2=Hoffmann-Longtin|first2=Krista|date=2016-06-01|title=Improv(ing) the Academy: Applied Improvisation as a Strategy for Educational Development|journal=To Improve the Academy|language=en|volume=35|issue=2|pages=303–325|doi=10.1002/tia2.20044|issn=2334-4822|hdl=2027/spo.17063888.0035.206|hdl-access=free}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238623530|title=Whose Classroom Is It, Anyway? Improvisation as a Teaching Tool (PDF Download Available)|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2017-08-12}}

• Landgraf, Edgar. 2014. Improvisation as Art: Conceptual Challenges, Historical Perspectives. Bloomsbury Academic. {{ISBN|9781441146946}}
• Sawyer, Keith. 2011. Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521746328}}
• Schinko-Fischli, Susanne, 2018, Applied Improvisation for Coaches and Leaders: A Practical Guide for Creative Collaboration, Routledge. ISBN 9781138315266
• Dudeck, Theresa Robbins and McClure, Caitlin, 2018, Applied Improvisation: Leading, Collaborating, and Creating Beyond the Theatre, Methuen Drama. ISBN 9781350014367
• Dudeck, Theresa Robbins and McClure, Caitlin, 2021, The Applied Improvisation Mindset: Tools for Transforming Organizations and Communities, Methuen Drama. ISBN 978-1350143616

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• [https://www.appliedimprovisationnetwork.org/ Applied Improvisation Network]
• [http://www.medicalimprov.org/read-more/ Medical improvisation literature]

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