
The Yes And Nature Collaborative
The Yes and Nature Collaborative is
Bobbi Block, Karen Strong, and Lisa Yeager.
We imagine a world where everyone is confident talking about environmental issues, listening to each others' concerns,
and developing solutions together.
Meet Bobbi, Karen, and Lisa
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Bobbi Block
Bobbi is an experiential Facilitator and Coach. Her training approach is informed by her work as an improvisational theater artist and actor. Bobbi transforms communication skills to improve connection, engagement, trust and collaboration. Bobbi is a Facilitator/Instructional Designer with The Ariel Group, Work.Life.Leader, and Wharton Executive Education. She has been the Director of Applied Improvisation for CSZ Philadelphia for over 20 years. Bobbi founded acclaimed improvisational theater company Tongue & Groove, and is an Adjunct Professor at Temple and Drexel Universities
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Karen Strong
Karen is the principal of Strong Outcomes, a consulting company that supports organizations that conserve land, wildlife, and water. Over the past 24 years, she has built capacity to conserve natural resources in dozens of communities and organizations using her training as a biologist, experience as a conservationist, and mindset as a lifelong learner. Karen is always thinking about how to make conservation more relevant to more people. She uses applied improvisation to help conservationists better understand their audiences and communicate more effectively.
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Lisa Yeager
Lisa has over 20 years of leading transformational change initiatives in the public sector and higher education. She serves on the governing council for the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation, received a Cee-Change fellowship and grant funding from the North American Association of Environmental Education, and is a Senior Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program. You can find her in a theater, online , or in an informal learning environment near you experimenting with storytelling, stand up comedy, improvisation or clowning to make climate change accessible and talking about it enjoyable.
People are writing (and drawing) about
Yes and Nature.
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Hear Yes and Nature co-founder tell a wild story about her passion for science and animals. Story Collider Podcast
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In this guest blog post, co-founder Karen Strong offers concrete tips for having productive conversations about climate.
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Climate Conversations’ ability to connect people was highlighted in Improv to the Rescue, a 2024 article in The Philadelphia Citizen.
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Climate Conversations was featured in the American Evaluation Association’s blog for Earth Week 2023. Read Building Stronger Climate Resilience—One Conversation at a Time.
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Our work was highlighted in the April 2023 issue of Applied Improvisation Magazine. Read A Scientist, a Project Manager, and an Improvisor Walk into a Zoo
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Our Co-Founder was selected as a Cee Change Fellow with the North American Association for Environmental Education. Grant funding provided support for our initial 2022 community action project.