In this episode of Fast Company’s podcast ‘Creative Conversation,’ we analyze what happens in your brain when you improvise and how you’re better at it than you think. It’s no surprise that ...

Where you are when you don’t know where you are is one of the most precious spots offered by improvisation. It is a place from which more directions are possible than anywhere else. Nancy Stark Smith, ...

Every art form has its own kind of improvisation. In music, it’s perhaps most recognizable in hip-hop. When it comes to dance...when was the last time you busted out well-rehearsed choreography at a ...

Find out about improvisation and different styles of music. Learn about how Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis use improvisation in their music. Have a go at improvising your own piece of ...

The successful development of improvisational skills is premised on the building and nurturing of social structures through frequent interaction, something that the recent pandemic has disrupted. When ...

Imagine getting on stage without a script. You’re standing in front of an audience and your job is to just start making stuff up, creating an entertaining scene out of thin air. Most people wouldn’t ...

Skilled improvisers were better than musicians with limited improvisational experience at distinguishing between chords that can be used interchangeably in a piece of music and those that cannot, a ...

Improvisation — whether in jazz or comedy — may seem like a modern invention. But we also rely on the skill in our daily lives, from our commute to our relationships: it's been there for us. Improv is ...