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In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of improvisation and its profound impact on communication with our guest, Gary Hirsch. We delve into how the principles of improv—letting go, noticing more, and using everything—can transform our approach to conversations and decision-making. Gary shares inspiring stories and practical techniques to unlock creativity, enhance storytelling, and make meaningful connections. Join us to discover how embracing an improvisational mindset can enrich both personal and professional interactions, leading to more authentic and rewarding outcomes.Timestamps: (00:05) - Michael introduces the podcast and guest Gary Hirsch.(001:11) - Conversation starts with Gary's impactful childhood story.(02:03) - Discussion on improv principles and overcoming fears.(03:22) - Gary shares his experiences and artistic influences.(04:40) - Michael and Gary discuss art as a tool for communication.(06:17) - Introduction to Gary's Botjoy project and its impact.(09:59) - The significance of accepting and using offers in life.(17:22) - Gary explains let go, notice more, use everything.(25:29) - Importance of storytelling in communication.(35:58) - How stories bridge gaps in understanding.(40:40) - Addressing creativity and its role in problem-solving.(52:22) - Tying improvisation to better decision-making.(57:04) - Gary shares where to find more about his work.(01:00:07) - Michael closes with key takeaways from the conversation.Links and Resources:My head is never cold because I wear many hats | Gary Hirschwww.oyf.comGary Hirsch | LinkedInImpro: Improvisation and the Theatre: Johnstone, Keith: 9780878301171: Amazon.com: Books Impro for Storytellers (Faber Drama): Johnstone, Keith: 9780571190997: Amazon.com: Books Sponsor Links:InQuasive: http://www.inquasive.com/Humintell: Body Language - Reading People - HumintellEnter Code INQUASIVE25 for 25% discount on your online training purchase.International Association of Interviewers: Home (certifiedinterviewer.com)Podcast Production Services by EveryWord Media

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 In this episode of It's About to Go Down!, Marc and Cathey dive into the world of co-creation with Gary Hirsch—polymath, street artist, illustrator, improviser, dog lover, pickle baller, and co-founder of On Your Feet, a consultancy that blends improv and business innovation. Gary shares his foundational idea of co-creation, exploring how it transforms relationships, fuels innovation, and creates extraordinary outcomes. Key moments include lessons Gary learned from improv about trusting others and embracing uncertainty; a thought-provoking discussion on the right conditions for flow and collaboration; and the anti-flow behaviors that block co-creation and how to overcome them. From artistic expression to professional partnerships, Gary's insights offer a fresh perspective on working together to achieve more than any individual can alone. To connect with Gary Hirsch, follow him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyhirsch/ or learn more about his work at On Your Feet.

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Artistic Director, Stage North Theater, and Erin Caswell, Director of the Stage North Theater presentation of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Artistic Director, Stage North Theater, and Erin Caswell, Director of the Stage North Theater presentation of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guests included Gary Hirsch, Director, Erin Caswell and Brad Busse, Actors in the Stage North Theater presentation of "Gaslight Angel Street". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guests included Gary Hirsch, Director, Erin Caswell and Brad Busse, Actors in the Stage North Theater presentation of "Gaslight Angel Street". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Director, and Kennedy Niska, Actor and Musical Director of the Stage North Theater production of Oliver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Director, and Kennedy Niska, Actor and Musical Director of the Stage North Theater production of Oliver!

In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak visits with Gary Hirsch, Founder and President of Global Opportunities. Gary shares his insight into how increasing and strengthening our ties with Africa could be an excellent strategy on many levels.Global Opportunities was founded in order to deepen the economic ties between the people of Africa and the people of the United States and is committed to identifying those opportunities where by working together, jobs and economic growth can be created on both sides while also strengthening the "personal bonds" between Africa's people and the people of the United States. For too long America's adversaries have taken advantage of the United States being economically focused elsewhere and it is time to change this through the building of new partnerships between American and African businesses.Gary Hirsch is the founder and President of Global Opportunities Inc., a United States based company dedicated to increasing trade and economic ties between  U.S. and developing countries, primarily in the Middle East/North Africa region as well as those in Sub Saharan Africa. Mr. Hirsch developed the concept for Global Opportunities based on his concern that in a globally competitive world, increasing  interaction between United States companies and developing economies will not only result in opening up new markets for American products but can also help to provide tremendous opportunities for citizens of the developing world in terms of increasing access to the American market and providing new training opportunities helping to lift local standards of living and address high rates of developing world unemployment. Mr. Hirsch has an extensive background in political and governmental affairs. With over 30 years of experience in the operation and management of Municipal and County political campaigns, Mr. Hirsch is recognized as one of the leading municipal campaign consultants serving the Central New Jersey region. Having participated in and/or managed numerous successful political campaigns, he has been responsible for all facets of campaign operations including but not limited to message development, fundraising,  volunteer recruitment, voter identification and targeting ,  opposition research, budgeting, grass roots support building,  and the development and implementation of all Get Out the Vote efforts leading up to and including Election Day for both  local and County candidates  and  in coordination  at the Municipal Level , with campaigns at other levels of government including State Legislature, Governor, Congress and U.S. President. In addition to this experience, Mr. Hirsch also served in the campaign of President Bill Clinton as Regional Field Coordinator in the early primary Join us this February 14-17 at the National Farm Machinery Show, tell us why you love your tractor color and have a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode of What Color is Your Tractor!Learn More at https://fastline.com! The New York Farm Show is the leading farm show in the Northeast since 1985. The show hosts more than 400 exhibitors displaying the latest in farm equipment, tractors, combines and farm implements; seed and crop protection products; farm supplies and services, dairy and beef production, woodlot and related industry supplies.Learn more at https://newyorkfarmshow.com FASTLINE AUCTIONSAuctions is the only auction platform with over 40 years of data to target more farmers than any other. We also make it super simple for our customers – our auctions are embedded directly into Fastline.com's current website listings, so there's no need for buyers to visit a separate website. Learn more at Fastline.com!Subscribe to North American Ag at https://northamericanag.com

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Director of the Stage North Theater production of "A Cinderella Christmas, and Barb McColgan & Jaden McCormick, cast members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Director of the Stage North Theater production of "A Cinderella Christmas, and Barb McColgan & Jaden McCormick, cast members.

Need a little reminder to summon up some courage, joy, hope or kindness? Artist Gary Hirsch has created 92,000+ hand-drawn robots on the back of dominos that are helping people worldwide get through challenging moments. Gary is also an expert in helping us use the art of “improvisation” to work through challenging moments that could use some fun and creativity. Maybe both areas of expertise are connected. In this episode, you'll find out how! Watch the episode on YouTube! Chapters 00:00 - Intro & Welcome 04:21 - Releasing the BotJoy Idea 06:40 - Co-Creation and Community Impact 08:31 - Story of the Hope Bot 10:35 - The Power of Simple Art 11:01 - Significance of Dominoes 13:22 - Artistic Inspiration 16:06 - Embracing Mistakes and Improv Mindset 17:26 - Break 20:41 - Gary's Business Teaching 24:10 - Swedish Story Improv Game 28:33 - Leaving Room for Serendipity 30:15 - Concept of “Grief Light” 32:57 - Chance and Prepared Mind 35:12 - Using Art to Guide Imagination 38:24 - Community and Loneliness 41:14 - Improv in Business Meetings 43:43 - Connecting with Gary 50:31 - Conclusion and Thanks

After our conversation with master improviser Gary Hirsch we sit down to discuss our biggest takeaways and how we can use that to create better community experiences. Some of the topics we touch on this episode:how event dynamics have dramatically shifted in the post-pandemic world how evolving priorities have affected interaction with events and how that is shaping event logisticshow online events have paved the way for synchronous social engagement, a feature often missing in traditional in-person eventsKey Topics and Takeaways11:32 - Leadership Failures and Ignoring Community Impact We talk about the problem of seeing people as numbers rather than unique individuals. We share a real example where an event organizer didn't think about the audience and added an interview with a political candidate that didn't fit the event's theme, causing a bad experience for everyone.20:18 - Introverts, Networking, and the Importance of Acknowledgment and Connection at EventsHow are introverts coping with events nowadays? We address the challenges introverts encounter during networking and talk through some tools and conversation starters to use. We also highlight the advantages of creating relaxed opportunities for attendees to connect without overcomplicating things.25:45 - The Changing Landscape of EventsWe discuss how people's expectations are evolving as people re-invest in live experiences to rekindle a sense of connection and excitement in their lives. The key message here is the importance of adapting to these shifts, whether you're an event organizer or an attendee, to create more meaningful and fulfilling experiences.Want to dive deeper? Take our free 30 minute training, Community Event Mastery. Access it here.Next episode: Dance and Connection in Community with Jordan HaylesThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Have you ever imagined improvisation and business events going hand in hand? Our latest conversation with renowned artist and improv veteran, Gary Hirsch, will make you think again. We uncover the magic of improv in transforming your typical event into a dynamic, interactive, and co-created experience that is not only engaging but also profitable.We reflect back on how the pandemic affected event engagement and share invaluable lessons learned on how to leverage psychology and improvisation to make your virtual events unforgettable.Plus: common pitfalls and how to achieve a balance between the presenter, the content, and the audience. Guest BioGary is the co-founder of On Your Feet, a creative training and facilitation consultancy that uses the art form of improvisation to help clients such as Apple, Nike, Google, and others create, relate and communicate…all while having a ridiculously good time. He is also a renowned artist, illustrator, and muralist with public works featured in numerous U.S. and international cities. Check out more of Gary's incredible work with improv at On Your Feet.Key Topics and Takeaways00:07 - Improv in Business and EventsExplore how improv can be used to create something unexpected, surprising and memorable with other people in the events world. Gary, a renowned artist, illustrator, and muralist, has over 20 years of teaching and improv experience. We explore how to get people to connect with each other and learn through doing, instead of just pushing information into the attendees' brains. Finally, Gary talks about how co-creation and collaboration can be used in events to bridge the gap between people and make an impact.14:03 - Pandemic's Impact on Virtual EventsHow to use the science of psychology and improvisation to create meaningful experiences even in a virtual setting as the event industry still comes back from an all virtual world. We explore the pros and cons of virtual settings and how to apply the lessons we've learned from the pandemic.19:28 - Improving Human Connection at EventsWe discuss mistakes people make when planning events, such as overpacking agendas or forgetting to focus on the needs of their audience. Finally, we look at how to think of an event as a triangle, with the presenter, content, and audience at each apex.27:26 - Creating Interstitial Experiences in EventsCreate more humanity in events by creating structures that allow for these moments to emerge and for people to have freedom of choice. We discuss the potential of programming time for participants to rotate around the room to connect with speakers and discuss the possibilities that can arise from letting go of some control.Want to dive deeper? Take our free 30 minute training, Community Event Mastery. Access it here.Additional ResourcesCheck out more of Gary's incredible work with improv at On Your Feet.Want to dive deeper? Take our free 30 minute training, Community Event Mastery. Access it here. Next episode: Shifting Priorities and Event EngagementThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Our guests today were Gary Hirsch, Director, Wendy DeGeest, Costumes and Choreography, and Jana Johnson, Actor, talking about the Stage North Theater presentation of Sweet Charity at the Franklin Arts Center.

Our guests today were Gary Hirsch, Director, Wendy DeGeest, Costumes and Choreography, and Jana Johnson, Actor, talking about the Stage North Theater presentation of Sweet Charity at the Franklin Arts Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Community Cocktails with Kimberly, I sit down with Henry J. Gentry, Jr. of Henry's Homemade Ice Cream and Gary Hirsch of Hirsch's Meats. Together we chat about how Henry and Gary met, how they started their businesses and what they're doing to support our community!Gary Hirsch's Contact Information:Phone: 972-633-5593Website: www.hirschsmeats.comHenry J. Gentry, Jr.'s Contact Information:Phone: 972-612-9949Email: henry@henryshomemadeicecream.comWebsite: www.henryshomemadeicecream.com

This episode's special guest is Gary Hirsch, an incredibly creative Portlander who combines his art and improv skills to bring joy to people all over the world, and to help teams collaborate more effectively. Some of the topics covered include: • The origins of Gary's accidental global art movement, Botjoy • Letting go • Accepting everything as an offer Mentioned in this episode: • Botjoy • On Your feet • Meet Your Monster (TEDxConcordiaUPortland) • The Art of Co-Creating (Creative Mornings) IgniterPod.com Support the podcast: https://anchor.fm/igniterpod/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/igniterpod/support

“You don't know the impact you could have in the world just by waking up today.”Gary Hirsch is on the podcast today to remind us of the little ways we can make a huge impact in the world — just by being ourselves — and how approaching life with an improv mindset can transform your life in countless ways.As a global joy artist, Gary has dedicated much of his career and life to using art to help us feel more human, while bringing more joy and less fear into the world.As a child, Gary's father helped him to release the monsters that visited him at night – by putting a pencil in his hand and encouraging Gary to get the monsters out of his head and onto paper. His father's mantra, "If you can make it, you can make it go away" inspired him to develop Botjoy, a global art movement designed to spread joy, courage, love, and gratitude.I personally get to enjoy seeing Gary's bot art all over Portland, and because it's adorned with phrases like "What inspires you?" and "What brings you joy?" – you know he's a guest you're going to adore as much as I do.In this episode, you'll learn:How to use Gary's idea of "Let go. Notice more. Use everything." to transform your day-to-day life in very practical ways.Takeaway questions to consider for yourself:How can I have more of an improv mindset? How can I let go, notice more, and use everything in situations in my life?What is one thought I'm currently making in my head that I could also make go away? ABOUT GARY & THE BOTSGary is also a renowned visual artist, muralist, and the creator of Botjoy, an exploration of how art can be surprising, delightful, and helpful. Botjoy has evolved into a global art movement designed to spread joy, courage, love, and gratitude, one hand-painted robot at a time. Thousands of domino robots have been painted by Gary and others who have taken up his invitation to "steal his idea." You can find bots left randomly on streets all around the world as a gift for strangers to find, in children's hospital to help young patients feel braver, and in classes rooms and studios all over the world as other's make bots for their community. Gary's public art commissions can be found in Dallas, New Orleans, Phoenix, Madrid, London, Melbourne (Australia), and in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.Gary is also the co-founder at On Your Feet a collision of business, art, and science that harnesses the power of experience and interactive learning to transform organizational culture and behavior. In his consulting role, Gary works (virtually and live) with fortune 500 companies such as Uber, Nike, Intel, Disney, and others.Connect with Gary:Visit BotJoy.comCheck out On Your FeetConnect on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch his TED Talk------------------------- Are you ready to up level your fun and creativity, inviting more joy and abundance into your life? Here are a few ways to join in the fun with Jen:Apply to be a guest on the podcastApply to work with Jen in my 12-week coaching programStay connectedFollow Jen on Instagram @chromaticjen_Join the FB Group

“You don't know the impact you could have in the world just by waking up today.”Gary Hirsch is on the podcast today to remind us of the little ways we can make a huge impact in the world — just by being ourselves — and how approaching life with an improv mindset can transform your life in countless ways.As a global joy artist, Gary has dedicated much of his career and life to using art to help us feel more human, while bringing more joy and less fear into the world.As a child, Gary's father helped him to release the monsters that visited him at night – by putting a pencil in his hand and encouraging Gary to get the monsters out of his head and onto paper. His father's mantra, "If you can make it, you can make it go away" inspired him to develop Botjoy, a global art movement designed to spread joy, courage, love, and gratitude.I personally get to enjoy seeing Gary's bot art all over Portland, and because it's adorned with phrases like "What inspires you?" and "What brings you joy?" – you know he's a guest you're going to adore as much as I do.In this episode, you'll learn:How to use Gary's idea of "Let go. Notice more. Use everything." to transform your day-to-day life in very practical ways.Takeaway questions to consider for yourself:How can I have more of an improv mindset? How can I let go, notice more, and use everything in situations in my life?What is one thought I'm currently making in my head that I could also make go away? ABOUT GARY & THE BOTSGary is also a renowned visual artist, muralist, and the creator of Botjoy, an exploration of how art can be surprising, delightful, and helpful. Botjoy has evolved into a global art movement designed to spread joy, courage, love, and gratitude, one hand-painted robot at a time. Thousands of domino robots have been painted by Gary and others who have taken up his invitation to "steal his idea." You can find bots left randomly on streets all around the world as a gift for strangers to find, in children's hospital to help young patients feel braver, and in classes rooms and studios all over the world as other's make bots for their community. Gary's public art commissions can be found in Dallas, New Orleans, Phoenix, Madrid, London, Melbourne (Australia), and in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.Gary is also the co-founder at On Your Feet a collision of business, art, and science that harnesses the power of experience and interactive learning to transform organizational culture and behavior. In his consulting role, Gary works (virtually and live) with fortune 500 companies such as Uber, Nike, Intel, Disney, and others.Connect with Gary:Visit BotJoy.comCheck out On Your FeetConnect on InstagramFollow on LinkedInWatch his TED Talk------------------------- Are you ready to up level your fun and creativity, inviting more joy and abundance into your life? Here are a few ways to join in the fun with Jen:Apply to be a guest on the podcastApply to work with Jen in my 12-week coaching programStay connectedFollow Jen on Instagram @chromaticjen_Join the FB Group

What isn't usually highlighted across mainstream media is the idea of collaboration, partnership, and the willingness of not one, but multiple sectors, to address community health and healthcare delivery. But why do some health collaboratives succeed while others fail? In this episode, we talk to Ruth Wageman, associate of the department of psychology at Harvard University, and Gary Hirsch, an author and independent consultant based in Wayland, Massachusetts. On the show, Ruth and Gary help us identify the conditions that make health collaboratives thrive, the challenges around funding, and the positive outcomes they hope to see from high-functioning health collaboratives. Read the article co-written by Ruth, Gary, and Kate Isaacs titled “Dynamic Strategies for Successful Health Collaboratives” here: ssir.org/articles/entry/dynamic_strategies_for_successful_health_collaboratives Purchase a print or digital subscription to the magazine here: subscribe.ssir.org/SSI/?f=paid This series is a partnership between Spring Impact and SSIR and produced by Hueman Group Media. -- Learn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Today's guest is Candy Yiu who lives in Portland and Astoria.  She owns a Boutique Hotel called Near the Pier on Franklin St. and also began, along with her husband, Slurpalicious, a local food delivery service.If you're a local, you might have noticed the cool white building with the robots mural on Duane Street with the food carts. Gary Hirsch, the artist has an interesting story. To encourage a kid with cancer, he painted a little brave robot on the back of a domino and gifted it to him. It worked. So, hospitals all over the world asked him for a few thousand robots. Then he realized he couldn't paint so many, he had the idea to have other kids paint the robots to gift to kids in the hospital. It ended up helping two kids at once- both how to give and how to care.  So far, he's painted more than 60,000 dominos. Candy asked him to come to bring Astoria joy in the form of the botjoy mural.Candy tells her inspiring story of growing up in Hong Kong, a city of 3 million, where education for girls was not important and where the value of women was nearly nonexistent.  Let's lean in to her journey of grit to go to college and obtain her PhD. 

Gary Hirsch member of the Rotary Club of Tucson and Chairman of the Ride to End Polio, talks to us about this fundraiser.The ride takes place this year November 20th in Tucson. Not going to be in Tucson? You can take part in a local indoor ride or make a donation. Find out more on their website:https://polioride.org

Our guests today were Gary Hirsch, Artistic Director, Stage North Theater, and Playwright Roger Nieboer.

Will you accept the offer? Or reject it? How we answer that question determines what we will draw into our lives next, says Gary Hirsch, visual artist and creative consultant who draws from his improv background to find creative solutions for business and life. Gary discusses this and other thoughts about what it means to live a creative life in this week's pod. Find more about Gary Hirsch at www.botjoy.com

Our guests today were Gary Hirsch, Director, Wendy DeGeest, Choreographer, Roger Nieboer, Playwright, from Stage North Theater.

We are playcreating and trying something new this week. We’re calling it 5 questions… And, dare I say, I’m thinking this is going to be an awesome new addition to what we’re already doing. My dear friend, Gary Hirsch, has willingly jumped in as our first to try this with us, and WOA, does he brings some wisdom. He even turns the tables on me!

Gary Hirsch suffered from horrible nightmares as a kid and the growing fear was intense… until his dad did something magical. Gary was invited to draw the monsters that were eating him alive, and to talk about them over cinnamon toast in the middle of the night. It helped. And then one night, his dad invited him to do something new, and it changed everything. What Gary learned thru these experiences with his dad is one that has the power to help all of us transform what we fear into something we can work with, especially in times like these. Those same monsters that brought Gary so much terror, now deliver joy on a global basis in all aspects of Gary’s life and work. It’s a pretty incredible story. One we can all learn from. ADDED BONUS THIS WEEK: Gary is giving all our listeners and social crew his LESS FEAR. MORE JOY coloring book. This one is awesome for adults and kiddos. YOUR MISSION THIS WEEK: Every week, we are giving you a mission related to our podcast topic - a tool to try and see if it works for you. This week: Get curious about your fears/monsters so you can see what they want to transform into. Those of you who share your experiences by tagging us (Facebook @RocketTrikeStudios Instagram @Rocket.Trike) or using #RocketTrikeStudios on social media will win an opportunity to get a special, one-of-a-kind JoyBot from Gary Hirsch. So who is Gary Hirsch? Gary is the co-founder of On Your Feet - a global consultancy that works with companies like Apple and Nike to break thru on teamwork, ideas, creative thinking and so much more. He is the founder of BotJoy, has told his story on the stage at TedX and is a regular at the World Domination Summit in Portland…to name just a few places you may have seen or heard of Gary. Any chance you get to spend some time with this guy, do it! He brings a lot of joy and light to things.Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyWatch on YouTubeRocketTrike StudiosDon’t forget to subscribe to hear new episodes each week!

In this always-on world of distraction, it can be hard to remember even where we parked our car. But, yes memory hacks can help. Also, remember to check out the joy bots and other creations from Gary Hirsch mentioned in today's Simply Nifty segment. These painted dominoes are a Simply Nifty way to remember our strength and courage. 

Our guests today included Gary Hirsch, Director of the Stage North Theater presentation of “The Snow Queen”, Wendy Degeest, Choreographer and Costumer for “The Snow Queen”, and Caleb Pence, Actor in “The Snow Queen”.

Gary is a visual artist and an improv performer. For the past 21 years, he has been the leader and co-founder of a company called On Your Feet. As he explains in the podcast, this company helps companies find their humanity by using the dramatic arts as a tool for catharsis. In a world where wooly and fluffy language dominates the corporate world, he helps executives find their truth and the difference in the stories that lie beyond the language. In the podcast, we talk about the importance of parsing language, collaboration, and how the arts can help commerce.

Our guests today were Gary Hirsch, Artistic Director of Stage North Theater, and Producer of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mark Oehrlein, Director of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Barb McColgan, who plays “Bridget” in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Kat and Alex talk with Gary Hirsch about creating the space for collaboration, "no-think time", lessons learned from his work with Marc Craig in the Leake Street Tunnel and letting others steal your ideas. Follow GaryFacebookTwitterLinkedInInstagramLinksBotjoyLeake Street Botjoy Marc CraigCarolyn McKnight - "To ____ in a way that ______, so that ______" BIOGary is the co-founder of On Your Feet an early pioneer in the emerging field of Applied Improvisation helping organizations such Nike, Intel, Disney, Apple, Uber, and others generate new ideas, collaborate, engage audiences and walk their talk...all while having a ridiculously good time.Gary is also a muralist, illustrator, author, visual artist and the creator of Botjoy, an on-going-year visual experiment that uses over 50,000 large and small hand-painted robots to explore collaboration, inspiration and how art can help. Gary’s public works can be seen in London, Madrid, New Orleans, Boulder, Dallas, Melbourne and in his home town of Portland.____________________________________________________________Send us your advice from kids, questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our Facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek WalkerEdited by Mary DarcyRecorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre

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Who else has a nightmare of standing in front of an audience with no script or preparation? Well, improvisers like Gary Hirsch get excited by that idea! Inprovisers take uncertain situations and ask themselves "What is the opportunity here?" And couldn't we all stand to be more competent in uncertain situations? For over 20 years Gary has been bringing the principles of improv theater to organizations to help them with their business objectives. He is the co-founder of On Your Feet, the creator of Botjoy, an accomplished artist and the proud father of two artistic kids that are confused about what he does for a living. Gary is one of the most joyful humans I know and I hope you will be inspired by this conversation to live life more like an improviser. We talk about Gary's winding career path that started with a discussion about a t-shirt to the co-founding of On Your Feet. How accidentally walking into an improv rehearsal in graduate school led to finding one of his passions The voice of doubt that never goes away even when you are an accomplished entrepreneur and artist. Improv as a way of life that helps us to be more competent at uncertainty How improv helps us deal with something unexpected by asking "What is the opportunity?" Why we should keep our imaginary friends for life Mentioned in this episode and Resources On Your Feet, the company that Gary co-founded which takes improv-theater based workshops into organizations   Botjoy, Gary's project that  World Domination Summit, the conference where Gary presented and I first learned of his work Gary's World Domination Summit talk Gary's Instagram NYTimes: When School Gets Real: Teachers Connect Classroom Lessons to Current Events Bloomberg: Improv Training Is Making Management Throw Away the Script Delight: Co-creating with Improv, Monsters & Robots Subscribe and listen iTunes Spotify YouTube  

"Piano. Push. Play.” puts pianos in public places all over Portland in the summertime. Each piano is decorated by a different artist and maintained by a team of volunteers throughout the months of July and August. We hear from Megan McGeorge, the passionate founder of Piano. Push. Play, and artist Gary Hirsch, who decorated one of the pianos that will be on display this summer.

Lynette and Gary Hirsch update us on ministry in Haiti.

Our guests today were Gary Hirsch, Director of the Stage North Theater presentation of “Stepping Out”, and Wendy DeGeest, Choreographer for “Stepping Out”.

This episode is a REPLAY from February 22, 2018.  In this episode, Kathryn (@kklaster), Ashley (@gilleytweet) and Al (@educopilot) talk with self-described collaboration junkie Gary Hirsch, creator of BotJoy and co-founder of On Your Feet. Explore Additional Resources ISTE Standards for Educators On Your Feet: Improv for Business Botjoy (site) and #botjoy Meet Your Monster: Gary Hirsch's TedX Talk Joy Bot Activation Ideas (collaborative sheet) and #R10bots

Guests today include: Gary Hirsch, Director, Wendy DeGeest, Choreographer, Jim Tousignant, and Mark Ford, Actors, to talk about the Stage North Theater presentation of “A Christmas Carol”.

In this episode of Plano Pulse, our hosts are joined by Gary Hirsch, Owner of Hirsch's Specialty Meats. Learn how Gary found his passion, started his business, and promotes his specialty meats with clever marketing across social media channels. Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, LegacyTexas!

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Kathryn (@kklaster), Ashley (@gilleytweet) and Al (@educopilot) talk with self-described collaboration junkie Gary Hirsch, creator of BotJoy and co-founder of On Your Feet.

Gary Hirsch uses visual art and improv theatre to help communities and businesses be more creative. In this episode, he talks about letting other people steal his creative ideas, finding ways to offer value to people, and the logistics of creating large scale murals.

Gary Hirsch walks us through Revelation 5. Helping us to see Jesus as the center of worship as both the lion and the lamb/

We'll explore how movement, dance and performance can lead anyone to new insights about listening, decision-making and the creative process with our guest, JoAnna Mendl Shaw, choreographer and artistic director of The Equus Projects. Plus, we'll discover more about The Equus Projects' inter-species performance works with horses – where listening, leadership, negotiation and adaptability play out with very real consequences. MEET JOANNA MENDL SHAW AND THE EQUUS PROJECTS PERFORMERS IN PERSON: JoAnna and four performers will be featured at the Creative Problem Solving Institute 2017 from June 13 to 18, 2017, in Buffalo, New York. They will: Lead a day-long workshop on Strategic Problem Solving: A Kinetic Experience in Physical Listening. Perform The Breaking Ring, followed by a talk back with the audience and improviser/artist Gary Hirsch. Lead a breakout session on Moving to Think through Immersive Play. Faciliate the experiential FOLDING exploration using folding paper to investigate notions of leadership, leading and following, seeing the whole, and your contribution to a creation process

Gary Hirsch unpacks Genesis 1:26-30 as we see how the gospel is true in our families.

Gary Hirsch is the co-founder of On Your Feet, an international company that uses improvisation and other interactive techniques to help organizations generate new ideas, collaborate, engage audiences and walk their talk...all while having a ridiculously good time. Some of Gary's clients include Nike, Intel, Disney, Apple, and The British Ministry of Defense. When Gary is not presenting at conferences or facilitating workshops he's actively running his visual art studio called Botjoy, which is both a studio and a public exploration of how art can be surprising, delightful AND helpful.

Gary Hirsch is an artist and co-founder of On Your Feet, which improves organizational dynamics and teaches business skills through principles of improv. He is also the driving force behind Botjoy, a project to spread joy and courage throughout the world with an army of hand-painted robots. In this episode of A Congruent Life, Gary […] The post ACL 055: Gary Hirsch appeared first on A Congruent Life.

Stories of gratitude told before a live audience: These stories were told during SuperThank's storytelling event at EastBurn in Portland. Radical community gratitude ... for stuff that matters. Music by Podington Bear: freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear   Storytellers: Gary Hirsch Joanna Rose

Gary is an entrepreneur, a doodler and an improvisation artist. He loves making incomplete stories.  He’s comfortable with the tension of the unknown and the awkwardness of the unrehearsed. He teaches improvisation stage techniques to improve communication between business people.

Gary is an entrepreneur, a doodler and an improvisation artist. He loves making incomplete stories.  He’s comfortable with the tension of the unknown and the awkwardness of the unrehearsed. He teaches improvisation stage techniques to improve communication between business people.

A.C.E. Adventures in Creative EntrepreneurshipEpisode #016Guest: Gary HirschImproviser + Artist   I was first introduced to this week’s guest, Gary Hirsch, on his biggest improv collaborative performance with the 3,000 member audience at Chris Guillebeau’s World Domination Summit in Portland this past summer.    Whoa.  Improv with 3,001 people… pretty impressive + he pulled it off seamlessly.  As a lead member in the international improv company: On Your Feet, Gary uses ‘applied improv’ with small business and even large corporations to positively affect all sorts of blocks such as: Stepping outside your comfort zone Communicating + Collaborating Keeping an audience engaged Idea generators for growth and even products And even building confidence in the face of uncertainty Geeze… that’s quite a list of things I can relate to.  Right?   So, I began to keep tabs on what he was working on… and stumbled upon his collaborative art project called Bot Joy.   A bot is a little robot drawing on the back of domino that take on little personas to bring things like joy, love, and inspiration to the carrier.  It all stemmed out of the simple need for Gary to doodle, but this mini army of bots really gets around. Its caught on so much that the bots have found their way into some serious swag bags such as the Golden Globes and MTV movie awards, brave bots are at bedsides of children in hospitals, and joy bots are currently being tracked traveling around the world.   I find it hugely inspiring that such a small piece of artwork on a domino has grabbed so much attention from a notably wide audience.    For you all you creatives out there looking to tackle a big project in 2014- I hope it will inspire you to start small + take action.  Gary’s improv inspired presenting + public speaking tips (unscripted): Its not all about you- focus on the audience be as optimistic as an improviser + assume something awesome is about to happen don’t be oblivious to what’s in the room by being over-prepared + lose the script let go + be present + connect with your audience