Will Luera is the Artistic Director of ImprovBoston, former Artistic Director of the Lowell Comedy Festival, former Mainstage Director at ImprovAsylum, and Artistic Associate of the Chicago Improv Festival. In addition to his work at ImprovBoston, Will has taught improvisation classes for the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the National Fire Prevention Association, Northeastern University, Boston College and has directed shows for the ImprovAsylum, The Tribe Theater, Another Country Productions, and The Alarm Clock Theater.

The increasing uncertainty of the global environment has changed what it means to be a leader. Even the most sophisticated planning tools fail to account for the non-linear and often chaotic manner in which issues and eventualities present themselves. Effective leaders need to organize people and resources to promote optimal creativity, flexibility, adaptability and the capacity to learn as an organization.

This course introduces the principles of complex systems science - the science that explains why organizations and markets so often behave unexpectedly. Participants will learn how organizational structures can be an asset or liability, how to innovate to adapt and grow, why certain patterns and trends matter while others are just noise, and how to understand the uncertain environment to regain assurance.

The program will include case studies from healthcare, systems engineering, the military, Web 2.0, the analysis of market volatilities, and other topics. Participants will be part of an open discussion, so that they will leave with tools relevant to their organizations.

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