Our Mission
Bright Invention uses improvisation to empower people and organizations to unlock their potential.
Real Human Connection
We are the antidote for the loneliness and alienation our “over-teched” world creates. We bring people together - at our shows, in our classes, with our workshops. It’s in our human DNA: we long to encounter each other, to affirm that we are not alone. And then, what a joy to discover that when we are together, previously stubborn knots in ourselves and with others seem to untangle. How? Read on . . .
Play With A Purpose
When I can play with you, then I am safe with you. We facilitate play with a purpose in all our work, and we use the transformational process of improvising together to do it. Improvisation shows us that we innately contain these virtues: courage, empathy, creativity and faith. Our skilled performers, teachers, workshop leaders create the experiences through which you can feel these virtues come alive within yourself. You see, we have a sequence:
Safe, Fun, Meaningful
Every Bright Invention experience obeys this “pedagogical sequence”: 1) We create a safe space for all participating. We focus especially on those who come from oppressed or marginalized populations, ensuring there is a level playground. 2) We deliver the fun through games, exercises and scenarios that make us smile, laugh and safely open up our “feeling centers.” 3) When we arrive at the journey that matters together, safely having fun, well - that’s when the meaningful discoveries begin . . .
It’s all connected.
When you hire us to bring safe, fun and meaningful workshops to your workplace, you are also assisting our work with vulnerable populations, and adding security to lives of our professional ensemble. As opposed to a conventional donor-focused strategy, we are creating a new kind of nonprofit that relies more on earned program income to support its work. And improvisation is the creative process that connects everything we do.
Our Vision