PAUL Z JACKSON is a coach, facilitator and consultant who devises and runs training courses and development programmes in leadership, teamwork and innovation. He has trained thousands of coaches in the solutions-focused approach; coaches senior executives and police officers; is a supervisor for the Brief Therapy Practice diploma course. His expertise in improvisation, accelerated learning and the solutions focus approach has attracted corporate clients and public organisations, ranging from London Business School to Procter & Gamble, from local authorities to top five accountants and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. Previously a journalist, a senior producer with BBC Radio and the founder of the More Fool Us improvisation comedy team, Paul is a co-founder of both SOLworld and the Applied Improvisation Network. A graduate of Oxford University, contributor to many publications and international conferences as keynote speaker and workshop presenter, he lives in Oxford, UK. His books include Impro Learning, The Inspirational Trainer and 58½ Ways to Improvise in Training, Easy and (as co-author) The Solutions Focus and Positively Speaking.