About Honesty for a Change
Honesty for a Change offers workshops, retreats, courses and coaching. The content is based on the idea that much of our misunderstanding and dysfunction is based on perceptual distortions introduced by the mind; that being honest leads to better relationships; and that better relationships create better communities.
Honesty for a Change founder, Liam Kirsher, is a skilled group facilitator, trainer and coach, committed to the idea that transformation is most effective when it is fun.
From an early age, Liam was fascinated by the power of language. His interest led him to the study of a variety of communication modalities, including General Semantics, Gestalt Awareness Practice, hypnosis, Non-violent Communication and Radical Honesty.
In 1987, Liam began studying acting, later joining Rob Reece Actor’s Studio in San Francisco. Improvisation, with its emphasis on spontaneity, creativity and emotional expression, became his focus, and he went on to learn from a variety of teachers, including David Razowsky and Keith Johnstone, a pioneer in the field.
By 1993, Liam had founded Numenet, Inc., an Internet consulting and services business. His leadership and team-building skills produced ongoing productive relationships with a wide variety of businesses, as well as insights into group dynamics, motivation, and performance.
In 2007, Liam was certified as a Radical Honesty trainer, by Brad Blanton, PhD., the author of Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life By Telling the Truth. Soon after, he began bridging his twin passions for creativity and communication with Radical Improv, a company that produced workshops tailored to groups wanting to improve performance and transform conflict into creativity. Combining improvisational games and awareness exercises, the goal was to make change exciting, playful, and profound.
Honesty for a Change is based on the insight that the same skills that lead to better interpersonal relationships lead to better communities. Change your self, change your relationships, change the world!
Liam’s other interests include skiing, stand-up comedy, video production, music and martial arts. He has recorded and performed his own musical compositions. He loves to travel, and to improve his fluency in French and Spanish. Liam is a member of the Applied Improvisation Network (AIN), an affiliation of professionals using improvisation to facilitate organizational change.