Tina Fey: 4 regras de inovação

Eu já falei sobre o livro da Tina Fey anteriormente. Achei fantástico. Adoro a escritora e comediante, ri horrores ao ouvir o audiolivro dela. Também tenho o livro escrito e um amor imensurável por ambos. O Pedro Correia me enviou esse texto há algum tempo. Pensei em traduzir, mas o tempo não deixou... então vai em inglês. Espero que o Google Tradutor do blog (ali em cima!) ajude quem não souber inglês. Enjoy!

First, throw down whatever you’re reading and pick up Tina Fey’s new book Bossypants.

Not only is she pissing pants funny, but she includes something she picked up while studying Improv at Second City in Chicago that serves as a worthy reminder for anyone in innovation, marketing, or life.

And I quote and/or condense (page 84, by the way):

Rule 1. The first rule of improvisation is to AGREE. Saying “no” grinds invention, innovation (and improv) to a screeching halt. Obviously in real life you’re not always going to agree with what everyone says. But saying YES reminds you to respect what your partner has created and to start from an open-minded place. Start with a YES and see where that takes you.

Rule 2. The second rule of improve is to not only say YES, say YES, AND. In improv, you agree and then add something of your own. If your partner starts with, “I can’t believe it’s so hot in here,” and you just say “Yeah…” the skit has stalled. But if you respond with, “What did you expect? We’re in hell!” things keep moving forward.

Rule 3. The next rule is MAKE STATEMENTS. Don’t respond with questions. Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles. Speaking Valley Girl (ending every statement with a “?”) does not work, either. Instead of saying, “Where are we?” make a statement like “Here we are in Spain, Dracula.” This may be a terrible start, but it leads us to the best rule:

Rule 4. THERE ARE NO MISTAKES only OPPORTUNITIES. The next big laugh is just around the corner, as well as beautiful happy accidents. Many of the world’s great discoveries have been an accident. Bad glue created sticky notes (Post-It® Notes). A bad test for a medicine for hypertension created the right medicine for erectile dysfunction (Viagra®). (Insert joke here.)

Of course Second City, where Tina Fey studied improv in Chicago, holds courses on Improvisation and regularly works with corporations.

Texto: Thinktopia
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Tina Fey: Bossypants

“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”

“This is what I tell young women who ask me for career advice. People are going to try to trick you. To make you feel that you are in competition with one another. "You're up for a promotion. If they go for a woman, it'll be between you and Barbara." Don't be fooled. You're not in competition with other women. You're in competition with everyone.”

“So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: “Is this person in between me and what I want to do?” If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.”

If you are a woman and you bought this book for practical tips on how to make it in a male-dominated workplace, here they are. No pigtails, no tube tops. Cry sparingly. (Some people say “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.)”

“Politics and prostitution have to be the only jobs where inexperience is considered a virtue. In what other profession would you brag about not knowing stuff? “I’m not one of those fancy Harvard heart surgeons. I’m just an unlicensed plumber with a dream and I’d like to cut your chest open.” The crowd cheers.”

Tina Fey - Bossypants