Brain
BroaderPositive emotion can broaden attention and expand the range of ideas and responses people can see.
Another meeting about teamwork.
Your team needs an experience.
Teamwork Unscripted is a two-hour, in-person experience where your people practice listening, trust and adaptability through purposeful play. Led by actor, improviser and facilitator Jonathan Chase Greenfield.
No performance required. Nobody has to be funny.
You might have seen him on
Credited as Jonathan Chase on Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NCIS, Shameless, Henry Danger and Love Thy Neighbor. See the full record on IMDb and Wikipedia.
“…you remind me of Jim Carrey. So funny!”
Hey there
I'm Jonathan.
You've watched capable people pull in different directions. Meetings get polite. The same voices fill the room. Decisions slow down. Nobody is doing anything wrong, and the team still works beside one another instead of with one another.
I've spent my life in rooms where what one person does changes what everyone does next. On a set. In an improv scene. Leading a retreat. Teamwork Unscripted brings what those rooms taught me to your team.
- 25+years as a working television and film actor
- 200+scripted TV episodes, including a main role on Tyler Perry's Love Thy Neighbor
- 10years performing improv in New York and Los Angeles, trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade
- 8+years coaching, facilitating ongoing groups and leading retreats in the US, Ireland, Costa Rica and Italy
See him work
Presence is a skill.
Jonathan's acting reel. The same attention to the moment, the listening and the timing is what he brings into your room.
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Love Thy Neighbor, OWN -
NCIS, CBS -
American Woman, Paramount Network -
Nickelodeon
The problem
Every team develops a script.
Those patterns aren't bad. The problem starts when they become automatic, and people respond from habit instead of to what the moment needs.
- Some lead.
- Some speak first.
- Some challenge.
- Some solve.
- Some follow.
- Some hold back.
- Some accommodate.
- Some wait.
Communication gets predictable. Participation narrows. And another meeting about teamwork won't change it, because you don't build teamwork by explaining teamwork.
The flagship experience
Teamwork Unscripted
A customized, in-person experience designed around the way your people need to work together now. Through guided play, practical tools and honest reflection, teams get out of their heads and into real connection.
You may arrive
- Misaligned
- Cautious or guarded
- Stuck in familiar patterns
In the experience
- Listen, build and laugh
- Take small, useful risks
- Adapt and create together
You leave
- More connected
- More intentional
- Aligned and ready to collaborate
How it works
Simple on the surface. Serious underneath.
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Play
Low-pressure experiences help people loosen up, arrive and connect. The laughter matters, but it isn't the goal. It lowers barriers.
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Discover
A practical tool brings focus to communication, leadership or shared purpose. Jonathan helps the team see what happened, what helped and what got in the way.
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Bring it back
The team names what worked and carries shared language, behaviors and commitments into daily work.
What your team practices
The behaviors collaboration depends on.
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Listening
Receive someone's contribution before deciding what comes next.
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Trust
Take a small risk and let others take one with you.
- 03
Adaptability
Respond well when the plan changes mid-scene.
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Shared purpose
Build on each other's offers toward the same outcome.
- 05
Courage to contribute
Bring something forward without needing certainty.
Why play works
Play isn't a break from the work. It changes how people work.
Body
31.9%Across eight studies involving 315 adults, laughter was associated with a 31.9% greater reduction in cortisol than control conditions.
Work
12%In controlled experiments, people given a happiness boost were about 12% more productive.
Research: Fredrickson and Branigan, 2005; Kramer and Leitão, 2023; Oswald, Proto and Sgroi, 2015.
What it is not
Playful. Never frivolous.
Personal without becoming invasive. Useful without feeling like training.
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corporate entertainment - Not
an improv class - Not
forced vulnerability - Not
another presentation - Not
trust falls - Not
games without purpose
Best for
Teams where relationships drive results.
- Leadership teamsPractice the candor the rest of the organization needs to see.
- New teamsSkip months of polite guessing. Build shared moments in week one.
- Teams in changeGrowth, restructuring or new leadership. Practice adapting before the stakes are real.
- Off-sites and retreatsGive people the part of the day they talk about afterward.
Keynotes and speaking
Bring the room with you.
For conferences, leadership summits and company events, Jonathan brings the ideas behind Teamwork Unscripted to the stage, and gets the audience participating.
Before you book
Questions buyers ask.
Do people have to perform or be funny?
No. Nobody needs improv experience, and nobody needs to be funny. The play is welcoming, low-pressure and always connected to a real team skill.
Is this an improv class?
No. Improv is one of the tools. The purpose is team development: practicing listening, trust, adaptability, shared purpose and the courage to contribute.
How long is it, and where does it happen?
The core experience is two hours, in person, at your office, off-site or retreat venue.
How does it connect back to work?
Every session ends with Bring It Back. The team names the language, behaviors and commitments worth carrying into everyday work.
Is it customized?
Yes. On your first call, Jonathan asks who will be in the room, what is happening on the team and what you want to be different afterward. The experience is designed around that.
Let's get your team… teaming.
A short call about who's in the room, what's happening and what you want to be different afterward.