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089 - Improv on Paper: Unleashing Creativity in the Cartoonist Way with Jonathan Plotkin and Pat Byrnes

02 Dec 2020

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How can you use the creativity of a daydream to solve a very real problem? Being able to access creative thought when necessary is a skill and it can be taught, much like any other discipline. Founders of The Drawing Board, Pat Byrnes and Jonathan Plotkin are cartoonists who facilitate creative workshops. They teach participants how to unlock creative thought using cartoonist exercises and processes. They can then use these tools in other aspects of their career to help generate creativity, problem solve, and more.We had a fascinating discussion about the psychology behind cartooning, including why art creates a safe space to disagree and how you can surprise yourself through improv. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did, and that it inspires you to pick up a pen and start cartooning!Find out about:How cartooning facilitation worksHow to access the discipline of cartooning to help your careerThe three components of a cartoon and how they relate to the creative processWhat exercises Pat and Jonathan use in their workshops and how they establish them as tools for future useWhy improv unlocks creative thoughtsThe psychology behind combining your daydreams with realityHow doodling can help you engage How art can be a safe space to facilitate disagreement Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Questions and Answers[01:17] – Would you call yourselves facilitators?[08:18] – What makes a good cartoon? How do you introduce quality into your group sessions?[10:44] – How do you teach people to use a cartoonist’s way of thinking?[13:51] – How do you get a group to improv using paper?[18:08] – What do you mean when you say improv on paper?[27:56] – Is focusing on a daydream to bring it to reality different in cartooning to drawing? Can we learn how to do it?[36:16] – How can building a cartoon can help groups collaborate better or to solve a problem?[42:41] – What makes a bad cartoon?[43:30] – How would you turn a bad cartoon into a good cartoon?[45:21] – What makes a workshop fail?[49:12] – How do we find meaning?[52:55] – What’s the one thing you’d like listeners to take away?Links:Jonathan and Pat's websiteEpisode 49 with Sunny BenBelkacem Connect to Pat and Jonathan:Pat’s LinkedInJonathan’s LinkedIn Share your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

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Unprofessionalism

089 - Improv on Paper: Unleashing Creativity in the Cartoonist Way with Jonathan Plotkin and Pat Byrnes

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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