We are IMPROV Communication
IMPROV Communication is an international leadership and team development consultancy based in Helsingør, Denmark. We specialise in psychological safety and emotional intelligence, delivered through Applied Improv in a leadership and organisational context. We are Europe's leading consultancy in this field, and we work with global organisations across Europe, Middle East, Asia and US.
Our approach is experiential — less PowerPoint, more doing — and it is built so the change lasts long after the room empties.
Trusted by leading companies around the world
The proof, across our work
Our last 20 engagements: 700+ participants. 96% would recommend us to a colleague.
Accumulated across 20 leadership and team engagements in academia and industry · 373 post-session survey responses · March–July 2026.
700+
Participants
Across 20 leadership and team engagements in academia and industry.
96%
Would recommend
Of 373 post-session survey respondents would recommend the experience to a colleague.
6.0/7
More likely to collaborate
Average likelihood to collaborate across teams and departments after the session.
What people take back to work
Reach across team and department lines
Connect with the colleague you'd normally never approach.
Ask first, listen before you judge
One more question before you give your opinion.
Swap “Yes, but” for “Yes, and”
Build on an idea instead of blocking it.
Quiet the inner critic
Share the half-formed thought, and ask for help out loud.
Make each other look good
Give recognition, and back colleagues visibly.
The principles that resonate most
When we ask participants which of our 5 Guiding Principles spoke to them most, three rise to the top again and again — across academia and industry alike.
- Yes, And
- Do Not Judge Yourself
- Make Each Other Look Good
Free field report
The Judge in the Room
What 402 people told us about psychological safety — and what you can do with it on a Monday morning. Five findings, seven practices, participants’ own words.
Choose by the challenge you're facing
Six areas we work in
Teaming
Improv Training
When teams are restructured or merged, the clock resets on trust, communication and collaboration.
We design experiential programmes that rebuild them fast — from a focused three-hour session to a six-month leadership journey.
4 offerings · Explore the area →Creativity
Innovation Training
The fear of speaking up kills more ideas than failure ever will.
We build the behaviours, mindset and courage that turn creativity into results — as a core programme, a focused session for teams under pressure, or an energising team day.
3 offerings · Explore the area →Culture
Psychological Safety Training
Everyone talks about psychological safety. We make your team feel it.
We design experiences where people learn to speak up, challenge ideas and bring their full thinking to the table — from the core programme to a focused intervention for teams navigating uncertainty.
2 offerings · Explore the area →Leadership
Leadership Training
Leadership is about people, presence and empathy.
We develop leaders who connect deeply, communicate clearly and create cultures where teams thrive — from the core programme to specialist work for scaleups, mergers, restructures and AI adoption.
6 offerings · Explore the area →Self-awareness
Emotional Intelligence
AI adoption and constant change put the human skills at a premium. Teams with high EQ outperform teams that rely on IQ alone.
We build self-awareness, empathy and emotional regulation, so people lead themselves first — through the core EQ programme or The Human Side of AI.
2 offerings · Explore the area →Academia
Universities, PhD & Post-Doc Training
We help researchers at institutes like DTU, KU, ITU and NAD communicate their science to human beings.
Four experiential sessions — science communication, networking, team development and the 5 Guiding Principles — bookable alone or combined into a programme.
4 offerings · Explore the area →Implement it straight away
Training that brings out the best in everybody.
Our sessions are designed to be applied the moment they end — practical techniques your team takes back to the next stand-up, the next negotiation, the next difficult conversation.
Our reach
From small teams to global partnerships.
5
Guiding Principles of IMPROV
11
Languages
9 + 16
Internal facilitators + certified IMPROV facilitators
350,000+
‘Yes, buts’ prevented
Simple approach, big impact
Three things every team takes home.
Listen actively
Hear what is actually said — and what isn't.
Build on each other
‘Yes, and’ as a working operating system.
Commit to your team
Trust earned in the room, used at work.
Our method
Training tailored in collaboration with you.
Involvement
We involve 3-4 ambassadors prior to our training to understand culture, team reality and desired outcomes.
Design
We tailor a program with exercises matched to your challenges and team situation.
Training
Engaging sessions with interactive exercises and guided debriefs. No slides, no presentations, it's all learning by doing.
Ambassadors
We support your ambassadors, after the training, to reinforce the behaviour and embed the new habits in the team
Thought leadership
Recent articles
What clients say
Words from the rooms we've been in.
“IMPROV understood our wishes and helped us develop a program focused on trust, respect and understanding — with activities where everyone could participate on an equal footing regardless of their role.”
— Bellagroup
“IMPROV facilitated a session that not only taught our PhD fellows valuable presentation skills, but also established a space where they could explore how to tell their unique stories. Many have since signed up for IMPROV's other courses.”
— Neuroscience Academy Denmark
“It went really well — lots of positive feedback. Many commented they initially had difficulty seeing how Improv could be used in the job, but we have been given many tools, especially around 'playing well with each other'.”
— CONFIRM
The fastest way to know if we're right for your team is to talk.
Tell us what you're navigating — a merger, a culture that has gone quiet, a leadership team that needs to reconnect — and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help. No pitch deck, no pressure.