Last month some of our players participated in a role play. Role plays are a slight departure from our usual work, as instead of recreating an audience member’s story onstage, we are given a character and a situation which we then realize, for a particular scene or designated outcome. It’s a story, but with potentially…
Read MoreWe explore your organisation’s most important resource – Your People. 1. Vodafone needed improved Stakeholder Mgmt & Community Relations Issue – Vodafone needs communications towers for their network, and work with internal and external teams, local communities, authorities and other stakeholders to build them. A diverse group of partner companies (including competitors), head…
Read MoreThe Story Conference takes place in Melbourne later this year, the fourth in a series founded in 2009. Its program, ‘Influencing Cultural Change One Story at a Time’ brings together storytelling approaches used to gain knowledge in the workplace, and looks at how a multitude of stories can be utilised for successful cultural change. …
Read MoreWhat’s your Playback story? Once upon a time a friend invited me to see a Sydney Playback Theatre show. I had never heard of Playback and she told me how exciting it was – but I was busy with something important that day so couldn’t go. I couldn’t attend the next Playback show either…
Read MoreWe hope you enjoy this month’s newsletter – click here Alternatively, access each story below: May Newsletter: 1. Authentic dialogue – Insights into Sustainable Culture Playback Theatre Sydney has been operating for 35 years and we know a lot about actively creating a healthy workplace culture. Consider using these ensemble strategies in…
Read MoreRegular readers may recall that we presented a workshop in mid 2015 at the International Playback conference in Montreal. Today, we’d like to present the main takeaway from our workshop, Sustaining Company Life, in the hope that you’ll take our insights in your organisations, to create authentic dialogue, build a strong culture and enhance…
Read MoreIn March, we were invited to perform at a Greek Wellbeing Forum at the Hurstville Entertainment Centre. The day was geared to educate, inform and break the taboo in talking about mental health, especially depression. Somewhat surprisingly it was a truly joyous occasion. Our troupe entered the Forum late, in a day of…
Read MoreWhat’s your Playback story? In the very dim past I remember going to a Playback Theatre show back when The Drama Action Centre was operating at Callan Park, Rozelle. I didn’t know what to expect but I do remember that it stirred something profound in me. I think for a lot of people,…
Read MoreWelcome to our latest newsletter – April 2016. For the original newsletter, in Mail Chimp format, please click here – or see contents below. APRIL 2016 Contents: 1. What is this new paradigm – Consensual Leadership? 2. We come ‘highly recommended’ – find out why exactly 3. The Dramatic Pause & Status – tools to Express Yourself…
Read MoreImage above – http://horsesenseforpeople.com Horses are used to develop authentic leadership as they shy away from mixed messages and help leaders develop clear intention, body language, energy and presence – in a cooperative and consensual way. When they feel safe, these large animals are happy to allow humans to lead them – safety being…
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