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Professional Development Workshops · Portland, OR

Your team is one workshop away from working differently.

CSz Portland delivers hands-on professional development workshops that build real communication, trust, and adaptability. No lectures. No slides. Trusted by 800+ organizations since 1993.

800+

Organizations Trained

30+

Years of Experience

97%

Would Recommend

Trusted by teams at organizations including

Nike
Intel
Portland General Electric
Columbia Sportswear
University of Oregon
Keen Footwear
TriMet
Workshop participants actively engaged in a group exercise

After one session, Wool&Prince's team meetings became more inclusive, brainstorming produced more diverse ideas, and 'yes, and' became shorthand for a communication approach the whole company understood.

Wool&Prince

Portland-based apparel company

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Programs built around your team's real challenges

From leadership communication to cross-team collaboration — choose the program that fits.

Most Popular

Basics of Improv for Business

Our most popular workshop. Learn the core principles of applied improv—nimbleness, acceptance, and creative collaboration—to build stronger, more adaptable teams.

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Team Communication

Transform how your team communicates. Build deeper listening habits, inclusive dialogue practices, and the collaborative instincts that turn good teams into great ones.

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Leadership Development

Develop leaders who listen first, adapt quickly, and bring out the best in their teams. Build the human skills that distinguish good managers from transformative leaders.

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Customer Service Excellence

Equip your team to handle any customer interaction with empathy, composure, and creative problem-solving—turning difficult moments into lasting loyalty.

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Design Thinking & Creativity

Unlock your team's creative potential with the 'Yes, And' mindset. Break through groupthink, generate bolder ideas, and build the innovation habits that drive real results.

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Presentation Skills & Public Speaking

Build the presence, composure, and authenticity that make presentations land. Learn to command a room, handle the unexpected, and speak with confidence—not perfection.

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Team Building & Connection

Go beyond icebreakers. Build genuine trust, cohesion, and the kind of connection that makes teams resilient when the work gets hard.

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Inclusion & Belonging

Create a workplace where every voice is heard, valued, and amplified. Build the everyday habits that turn inclusion from a policy into a lived experience.

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How It Works

From first conversation to lasting impact — here's what to expect.

1

Discovery Call

A 15-minute conversation about your team, your challenges, and what success looks like for you.

2

Custom Design

We design around your team — your culture, your challenges, your definition of success.

3

Workshop Delivery

On-site at your location, at our Portland space, or via Zoom. Engaging from the first minute — participants are surprised by how much they enjoy it.

4

Lasting Impact

Skills your team uses every day — not a one-day memory that fades by Tuesday.

Our Approach

Not a lecture. Not a trust fall.

Our method is built on a simple idea: people learn by doing. Through carefully designed exercises, your team practices the skills they actually need — listening, adapting, supporting each other — in a way that feels natural and immediately applicable. No lectures. No forced exercises. Just real practice that translates to real work.

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Why Improv Works at Work

Download our free guide exploring the research behind why experiential learning transforms team performance. Backed by studies from Harvard, Stanford, and MIT.

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Let's talk about your team.

Book a free 15-minute discovery call. No pitch. Just a conversation about what your team needs.

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Or reach us directly: [email protected] · (971) 236-2225