Communication involves so much more than just words. Thus Applied improv focuses more on how rather than what we say. Many times the intended message gets distorted or even halted by non-verbal vocal or body language. That is where awareness, of others and self, enters the picture. We learn to trust each other, just as we strive to trust ourselves, our imaginations and our individual creativity.
Creativity is a part of every person.
We all have millions of thoughts, feelings and ideas, the challenge is to identify and exploit them. People tend to judge and then censor their thoughts, ideas and emotions. It is a great and necessary challenge to overcome the impulse to judge and censor. What that means is slowing down the process, focusing on the relevant, ignoring the irrelevant, practicing. What people really need is not to think fast, but to think clearly, to think efficiently.