Innovator Games: 

There is a lot of complexity in health innovation. Many voices must be taken into consideration to develop and implement solutions to unmet needs. There are currently few opportunities to experience simulations of innovation conversations and processes. The Innovator Games is a virtual simulation-based experience to help you build health innovation competencies. This includes improvisation techniques, creative problem-solving, navigating ambiguity, building rapport over short and long storylines, and perspective-taking. 

The Innovator Games is available as a virtual and in-person four-phase toolkit (Innovation Theatre, Innovation Roulette, Innovation Simulator and Take the Stage) designed to enhance medical education through multi-disciplinary learning environments. In this workshop we will give you a first-hand experience of using theatre to build creative confidence. We will warm up in our Innovation Theatre using improvisation techniques to practice role-playing and develop a narrative. We will model improvisation techniques, then put you into breakout rooms with different scenarios (and roles!) to practice. We will wrap up with a debrief on the experience and the connection to health innovation. 

Will you survive Part I of The Innovator Games? Only one way to find out...