Summer Theater Series
With summer sunsetting, the Ibis team would like to take a moment to reflect on our learnings from an exciting season of impactful gatherings.
Conferences, trainings, and summits defined our programming – reminding us of the power of co-locating in the digital age.
What We’ve Been Up To
This summer, Ibis brought Interactive Theater (featuring professional actors in realistic work-scenarios) to organizations across industries - including Fortune 100 biotech companies, leading higher education organizations, and notable non-profits.
Our flagship training solution was consistently customized to create live, immersive learning experiences rooted in each client’s unique workplace.
Most Requested Topics:
✅ Effective Dialogues to Engage Employees – advance mutual understanding to build high-trust institutions.
✅ Workstream Prioritization – making values-based decisions under pressure.
✅ Crafting Compelling Narratives – inspiring leadership by mixing storytelling with data.
✅ Building Inclusive Cultures – promoting belonging and addressing bias to strengthen innovation.
💡 Why we do it:
Interactive Theater mirrors real workplace challenges, invites participants into the action, and enables learners to practice skills in real time.
What We Observed
This summer, we saw:
Leaders modeling psychological safety by showing vulnerability in front of peers.
Managers shifting from directive mode to coaching mode in live practice.
Teams using shared language for effective communication during high-stakes moments.
Teams operationalizing values to create inclusive work environments that build employee engagement by fostering resilience, not resistance.
What We Learned
The magic of effective upskilling happens when the training can:
Tailor to the culture and context of the organization in their current moment.
Speak to a specific audience within an organization (working groups, ERG members, emerging managers, senior leadership, specific departments)
Enable a low-risk environment to practice strategies
Design memorable, visceral moments where participants can feel the importance.
Interact with participants in a meaningful way – this is more than Q&A; it includes discussion questions, group exercises, scenarios, polls, polls.
When training reflects the lived realities of the organization, it stops feeling like training — and starts becoming the way the organization operates.
To find out more about how Interactive Theater can be brought to your organization, reach out below.
What’s Next
📅 UPCOMING SESSIONS
October 23rd – Experience a panel discussion and Interactive Theater in person in Boston at William James College! Event Details to Come
Virtual Event – Addressing Employee Sentiments about AI in the Workplace - Event Details to Come