“Yes, and…”: Improv Comedian Steve Waltien encourages Humility at the 40th CreativeMornings in Chicago

Comedian Steve Waltien promoted the power of “Yes” in his April address to Chicago’s CreativeMornings chapter. He focused his talk on “Humility”—CreativeMornings’ global theme for April 2015. When performing, he hones his practice using the words “Yes, and…” to help engage his collaborators and their audience. This practice, used in improvisational comedy, is composed of:

Yes = Encouragement
And = Participation with new information

To elaborate, Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere, and wh...