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								Results
              of 
								TEAMprovising™
              at one company 
								 
								
								 This
is an after-class report
to an
information technology company who
sent a group of employees in 2000 to attend a TEAMprovising class taught by Milo Shapiro of
IMPROVentures.  Results are
based upon questionnaires taken before and after the class.
								 
								
								IMPROVentures’
assessment
 to the company
								 
								Overall,
we were very pleased with the results and felt that the experience was
beneficial for all.  We were also
happy to hear from the supervisor that it was overwhelmingly appreciated by the
participants. 
								
								To
summarize the data in the following pages, we are please to report that 100% of the
participants reported: 
								
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									feeling comfortable, having a good time, and
feeling safe to take risks  
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									recognizing
    patterns in the way they interact  
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									feeling more conscious of obstacles to communicating  
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									learning things that they can apply to
    themselves and their work  
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									being able to create at least one new possibility for themselves  
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									interest in recommending this class to others  
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									appreciation for the company sending them to
    TEAMprovising  
								 
								
								88%
reported feeling
closer as a team because of the TEAMprovising class.  These are
extraordinarily high scores for a compulsory personal development class.  
								
								   
								
								Particularly
exciting is the full one-point leap  (on a one-to-ten scale)  in their enthusiasm about
working together -
 just after one class with IMPROVentures!  
								 (see "Before and After questions) 
								 
								
								
								
								  
								
								
								
								Graphs
of results
  
								The graphs of results are grouped in four
categories: 
								 
								
								
								Supervisor
              comment after class: 
								
									
										
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											Hi Milo, 
											I could tell
                      everyone had a great experience at the workshop. They all
                      shared openly, with others, their experience.  There
                      was definitely more laughter at work today than I
                      have ever heard. 
											
											Thanks a bunch! 
											
											Chris 
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								(click 
								
								
								here
              for a quick jump to her manager's response to the class) 
								 
								
								
								
								Student
              comments: 
									
								
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									Great!
                Great! Great!  Enjoyed class and activities.  Came across excellent.  
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									I 
		
									
									think this is a 
									good workshop, especially for new hires.  
									It gave me a good reason to let down my 
									guard and get to know everyone better.    
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									Really
                enjoyed the class  
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									It
                was good!   I like team work and working together.  
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									Excellent
                ... you are a risk taker to be working with us!
 
								 
								
									
										
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											"TEAMprovising
                      made us think and respond instantaneously.   It made all the managers work together and 
											
											
											 rely
                      on one another.   It taught us to work closely together and to trust one
                      another." 
											  
											
											
											
											--
                      
											Surplus
                      Line Association, 
											
											
											
											  
                      Deanna Zanoni, Director
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