TEDx Talk: Follow the Fear
To be willing to take creative risks at work that lead to meaningful innovation, we need to feel connected and safe. Unfortunately, spreadsheets and zoom calls don’t naturally foster encouraging environments.
Comedy improvisers follow a few principles that enable them to instantly build rapport and trust with each other and their audiences. What brilliance could we achieve if we adopted these rules in the corporate world?
Tim Washer spent 20 years at IBM, Cisco
Prevent Quiet Quitting using humor and humility.
“As a panelist on Capitol Hill and The White House, Tim’s reflections on the role of comedy in our culture were a great benefit. And as the emcee, his humor, quit wit and probing questions energized the audience of congressional staff members.” — Erik Lokkesmoe
“Tim’s satirical insight into the food industry was both thought-provoking and side-splittingly hilarious! It was Dilbert with PowerPoint.”
Bob Ross
“Tim knows how to energize an audience; and get them laughing and thinking creatively about their toughest business challenges. ”
Cindy Rotrame, Google
TV Comedy
