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Wendy Calhoun, Hollywood producer and writer, shares how to get everyone in a room to thrive and create a collective idea that’s better than any individual one.
From Nashville to Justified to Empire, Calhoun has worked with with many teams to make different storylines come alive. Where does she start? With a warm-up. Calhoun recommends starting any creative process with a warm-up that has no right or wrong answers, one that gets everyone to participate so no one dominates the conversation and no voice goes unheard. She also builds on the improvisation tactic of “yes, and…” and introduces “yes, or…”, allowing participants to acknowledge the validity of a previous idea and provide an alternative. These tactics allow bolder creativity to blossom and provide the group with diverse options. Next time you’re writing an award-winning project, make sure to: engage everyone, respect the speaker, go beyond the first ideas, check your biases at the door, and actively listen.
Warmup -
anticipate the discussion
writer room - express themselves early
safe place to share - leave the room - do not let every one dominate the conversation.
She pitched the idea - ...
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