Yes-but® Programmes
Yes-but® Show 75 minutes
Inspiring programme about culture and communication.
Sometimes it hurts to look in the mirror.
The central question is: “How can you make sure that two people get along, regardless of the behaviour of the other”. The programme is all about people who display yes-but behaviour. All sorts of behaviour are discussed, from saying yes and doing no to cynicism and secret resistance and (of course) how you can handle this.
Apart from behaviour the show briefly addresses the ‘yes-but’ phenomenon. Everybody refers to ‘from yes-but to yes-and’, but what is the precise difference between these two positions?
The programme is executed in theatre composition and has many short, interactive moments. The show is very suitable as part of a cultural change process (start, interval or as festive conclusion). Due to the pace and the humour the programme is also frequently booked as a company outing.
Yes-but® Workshop 2.5 hours
Inspiring mix of doing and thinking.
The big hit in training land.
What is the difference between looking at people and situations in a yes-but way and a yes-and way? During the workshop it becomes clear that even if we want to observe reality in a yes-and way, we have more or less programmed ourselves to look and think in a yes-but way. On the basis of theatre acts, the meanwhile renowned Yes-but® Bingo and intriguing brainteasers, the content is rendered clear at multiple levels of work and thought and is experienced by the participants.
The programme is executed in theatre composition, in between people work on short assignments in small groups. Everything takes place in one and the same room. There is a 15/20-minute break. The workshop is suitable for teams, departments or the company as a whole to deepen or embed a cultural change process.
Yes-but® Intervention 30 minutes
Snazzy introduction to the yes-but flipthinking.
Be careful. You’ll want more.
What is the difference between the “yes-but way of thinking” and the “yes-and way of thinking”, let’s say the difference between thinking in terms of threats and chances. We could give an intriguing PowerPoint presentation about this, we do however assume that the willingness to work in a yes-and way is (more than) present at most of the organisations. However: there is still a difference between knowing and doing. This is what the Yes-but® Intervention is all about: render indefensibly clear at a dazzling pace and in a humoristic manner that the yes-and way of thinking is actually still quite difficult. In one way or the other we still prefer to colour within the lines.
The programme is organised in a theatre composition and has a high level of interaction as from the start. The intervention is pre-eminently suitable as a break during a training or conference.
