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Will Dennis

@wiliamjdennis

Owner of applied improvisation company. PD facilitator. Educator. Curiosity Cultivator Using improv as an educational superpower

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Wake Up! Life is Waiting “Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep.

Doing something new(ish).

If you’re craving something quieter, more reflective, and more honest, consider subscribing

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18.12.2025 19:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sacred Spontaneity: The Spirituality of Improv “Find God in All Things.”

What is the first step to healing our divide is by practicing improv? Not slapstick and silly game play, but an invitation to respond to the world with deep curiosity, radical acceptance, & creative contribution

#spiritualityofimprov #maketheworldbetter #dobetter

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18.04.2025 11:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Sacred Yes to Everyone: Why This Isn’t a Religious Blog Unpacking “yes, and” as radical acceptance and creative contribution

“This blog is not religious”…

@bsky.app world: if you’re open minded enough to explore depth in unlikely places, join me at the intersection of improv and spirituality. Improv can change the world… first let it change us

#spirituality #improv #wellness

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18.04.2025 11:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nick Sirianni’s Improv Playbook: The Blueprint for a Championship Team What the 2024/25 Super Bowl Champions can teach us about team dynamics and leadershipWhen you think of Nick Sirianni, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, the first thing that comes to mind probably...

Nick Sirianni, Howie Roseman , Jeffrey Lurie, and the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social have been slowly running a #masterclass on team dynamics and leadership. And whether they realize it or not... they're using our improv playbook!

#superbowl #leadership #team #teamdynamics #champion #leaders

23.02.2025 13:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@melrobbins.bsky.social and @melrobbinspodcast.bsky.social continue to be a North Star for me in my life lately…. In ep 238 she (almost on passing) refers to herself as a “reacter.” That millisecond gave a name to something I’ve been struggling with and made me feel connected. Thank you, Mel

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This needs to be said...
You don't have to agree with me (in fact, it'd be pretty boring if everyone did), but I know most of us believe we can be doing better and that #education needs change

#edusky #educationreform #changingeducation #dobetter #curiosity #selfknowledge #passionandpurpose

19.01.2025 17:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Students: your GPA is not the most important # associated with your name. Your credit score is. No one will ask for your GPA when you buy a house.

Stop sweating over your weighted, inflated grades... show up, study, follow your passions, and start creating a future where you can be free.

#edusky

18.01.2025 18:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’m most fully alive when facilitating team dynamics workshops through my company, Unscripted Productions. Last week, we partnered with faculty and staff at Villa Joseph Marie HS and the result were remarkable

#education #educationalleadership #teacherpd #professionaldevelopment #edusky

17.01.2025 22:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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LOL: Why Laughter Is What's Good In case no one has asked you yet today... what's good?

Every Friday morning, I publish a newsletter called "The What's Good Project." It stems from a classroom ritual I started 7 yrs ago, beginning every class with that simple question, "What's good?" Today's issue on laughter: whats-goods-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/this-is-yo...

Enjoy and subscribe

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‼️Here’s the harsh truth: a disconnected team with the best tools is still a disconnected team.‼️

What’s your best tip for building authentic trust on your teams?

04.01.2025 12:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The neuroscience of generosity shows that sharing good things with others activates pleasure centers in our brains. Subscribe to The What's Good Newsletter for weekly goodness and curiosity

whats-goods-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

#gratitude #curiosity #goodnews #mindset

26.12.2024 21:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What's your educational superpower? Mine is #improv and it can be yours, too. Check out this resource for creating safe spaces and building #collaboration in #students.

#edusky #edleadership #eduleadership #teacher #education #21stcenturyskills

23.12.2024 17:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#improv is a superpower for #teachers and #classrooms for so many reasons. Here's an activity/game to help students build resiliency and understand how to frame mistakes as opportunities

#edusky #eduskychat #edleadership #education #resiliency #educationalleadership #eduinnovation #eduthoughtleader

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Join the goodness movement and sign up for The What’s Good Newsletter. Each short weekly issue (Friday mornings) explores goodness, shared fireflies of other goodness around the web, and looks at a goodness habit or hack.

Subscribe here:

whats-goods-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

16.12.2024 11:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

@melrobbins.bsky.social Last weekend I was yelling at my kids, this morning I danced around the kitchen in my pjs with them and improvised this song:

“Sometimes is good to be silly
Even when you’re an adult
Don’t think you have to grow up
Cause you don’t, you don’t, you don’t”

#highfivehabit

14.12.2024 17:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Purpose before profit.

Teaching 12th graders has me hearing this all the time… “I really love X but you can’t make money doing that.”

False.

#edleadership #edusky #edutwitter
#purpose #selfknowledge

13.12.2024 18:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Especially without a clear direction of where to focus… teacher ends up thinking they need to do all of the things. It’s why an ideal PD is a dedicated theme with recurring opportunities for growth, skill building, and inplementation

11.12.2024 18:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

👏👏👏👏… build character from the beginning and explore self-knowledge… young people deserve to know their own superpowers

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We’ve got to be better about creating the time and space to learn from one another…

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I never understood when people told me that my children would teach me how to be a parent… it’s crystal clear now that I have kids. Constantly learning

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This makes me think of @melrobbins.bsky.social and her book/movement, the #highfivehabit

Self-knowledge, self-care, self-love can change everything… let’s start prioritizing this in schools so students don’t turn into self-judgmental adults

11.12.2024 15:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0