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That's really cool! First of all, de-escalation is super important, and secondly, I love the idea of using improv to help the mind get flexible for this kind of rapid stress response. Training it for purpose strikes me as important because I know for myself that just knowing a concept in improv doesn't mean I can use it on stage in the flow of things - only if I practice it in context first. And my awareness when practicing gets pretty myopic - I lose touch with some of the other good habits and flexibility when focusing on a new technique.

I hope the class goes well and I am eager to hear how it goes! Also I'm really touched that this is worth your consideration and I hope it's useful for people :) If any questions arise about how to facilitate these games, I'm happy to try to clarify or problem-solve.

So we wound up using both of the games I mentioned on night one of the class! Sorry I forgot to let you know. The dragon game was especially well done by our folks, but I think that (un)fortunately is actually better for what we were practicing (verbal agility and quick thinking). I think they (and the other exercises) were successful in driving home the importance of practicing this sort of improv to keep those mental muscles reactive. Anyway, thanks--these games worked well and I will probably continue to integrate them into future classes (I'll run another in July).