TechnEQ:About

Alex Lamb: Alex's background spans both business and science. He started his career as an Artificial Intelligence researcher at Edinburgh University before becoming a business consultant with Arthur Andersen. He has worked on the trading floors of international finance, crafted the next generation of man-machine interfaces, and has been a machine learning researcher on three continents.

He's also known for his pioneering approach to improvisational theater, and his achievements in providing a rational analysis of the concepts and their application in understanding human dynamics. Over the last three years, he has worked with a team at UC Santa Cruz to explore exactly why improvisational techniques are so effective. This groundbreaking research has yielded results that explain improvisation in terms of learning theory, psychology, and behavioral economics, as well as unlocking a host of new techniques.

Over the past nine years he has founded three theater companies and pioneered stage techniques now in use from London to San Francisco. As a trainer, he has worked with everyone from CEOs to astrophysicists to world-class athletes. His clients have included Cisco Systems, UC Berkeley, British Telecom, Insight Experience, and University of Norwich Business School.

Cindy Ventrice: An internationally-recognized management consultant and workshop leader, Cindy has been quoted in The New York Times, Globe and Mail, Wirtschafts Blatt, and Inc. Magazine. Interviews on her work with Alex Lamb using improvisational exercises to teach leadership have been featured in Business Week (Improve Employee Performance with Improv) and Harvard Business Update (Learning to Act Like a Leader).

She is the author of a best-selling book for managers. Make Their Day! Employee Recognition That Works shows managers and supervisors how to create a motivating work environment. She is continually updating her research on what motivates workers and what leaders can do to boost performance long-term.

Cindy has worked with technical leaders from around the world. Past clients include: MIT, Cisco, Bell Canada, Agile, Polycom, paramit, Purdue, and Stanford.