what: françois & friends is an anti-disciplinary storytelling house

• Anti-disciplinarity: going outside of knowledge gatekeeping to find new ways to think about and do things 

• The element of surprise is key. key in on people finding love, inspiration, and/or good ideas in unexpected places.

process: 

Ideate, research, refine, execute.

Use understanding of human behavior to connect … 

Embrace all our flaws

• François personality: loving, energetic, playful, curious, friend

• Values: truth, simplicity, collaboration

• CORE MISSION: TELL STORIES

additional notes: 

People are creatures of pattern and habit .. commonalities among people 

Relationship between improv and anxiety 

• Scan environment and respond to stimuli 

Evolution of inside jokes: Mirror neurons … connection … our neural pathways are changing to align