“I’ve learned that the rules and assumptions of improv look a lot like Zen practice. When you are on stage you try not to do anything, you just try to notice others and see what is needed. You don’t try to say something clever or funny. You only speak when there is a need to say or do something that is responsive to the situation and that makes it easy for someone else to respond. In improv you are trained to accept all offers. Whatever comes your way, just accept it. Even if you don’t want it or like it, just accept it. You can then use the offer or transform it in any way you want.”

Marc Lesser ZBA – Zen of business administration – how Zen practice can transform your work and your life, 2005, p 220-21.