Overcoming Your Inner Critic
Inbal Lori
Inbal Lori is a graduate of an Art High School (1994) and the Nisan Nativ acting studio (2000). Since then, She wrote and played for television and theater and has won prizes and scholarships for her acting and writing. Inbal started improvising in 2001 and in 2015, she moved to Berlin, and since then she has been teaching and performing all over the world in places like the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Japan, Nigeria, China, and all over Europe. As of 2025, she is the artistic director of the “Berlin Impro Festival”. In a business context, Inbal is working and coaching companies like: Spotify, Disney, EY, Doberman, McKinsey, Rolls-Royce, Sky Sports and more.
Timezone: Berlin, Germany
- Recording: Yes
- Language: English
- Duration: 45 min / 15 min
Session Summary
This session offers insight into how fear shapes behavior, and how reducing self-censorship can unlock originality, boldness, and play. Research shows that between 30–40% of women report holding back and censoring themselves in public expression. Women are often more cautious because studies suggest they have more to lose. However, it is up to us, as women, to set a new tone, redefine the rules, and lead by example.
In this session, we explore three powerful and often invisible forces that shape how we think, speak, and interact: the inner censor, the public persona, and the fear of being judged. We also focus on how to bypass these forces on the path to freer creative and innovative expression.
Through a live interactive experiment and practical examples, this session examines how our inner censor develops and why it is so effective. Central to this discussion is the idea of our public persona: a social mask formed through fear of being wrong or judged.
While this persona helps us function in society, it often interferes with growth and creative processes by blocking our first, instinctive responses.
During the session, Inbal will introduce powerful and playful tools to help bypass inner censorship and fear, and to strengthen our connection with spontaneous, initial ideas. These tools can be especially useful in any innovative or novel endeavor. When people feel safe to speak up and take risks, they redefine “failure,” allowing creativity and collaboration to increase dramatically.
This session is relevant to leaders, educators, artists, and anyone engaged in creative and innovative work.
Interaction
During the expert session, Inbal Lori engages participants through a series of interactive activities and Q&A using Mentimeter, an interactive engagement tool.
Key Learnings
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Recognising your inner censor
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Redefining failure
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Bypassing self-censorship and reconnecting with creativity
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Detailed session description
This session offers insight into how fear shapes behavior, and how reducing self-censorship can unlock originality, boldness, and play. Research shows that between 30–40% of women report holding back and censoring themselves in public expression. Women are often more cautious because studies suggest they have more to lose. However, it is up to us, as women, to set a new tone, redefine the rules, and lead by example.
In this session, we explore three powerful and often invisible forces that shape how we think, speak, and interact: the inner censor, the public persona, and the fear of being judged. We also focus on how to bypass these forces on the path to freer creative and innovative expression.
Through a live interactive experiment and practical examples, this session examines how our inner censor develops and why it is so effective. Central to this discussion is the idea of our public persona: a social mask formed through fear of being wrong or judged.
While this persona helps us function in society, it often interferes with growth and creative processes by blocking our first, instinctive responses.
During the session, Inbal will introduce powerful and playful tools to help bypass inner censorship and fear, and to strengthen our connection with spontaneous, initial ideas. These tools can be especially useful in any innovative or novel endeavor. When people feel safe to speak up and take risks, they redefine “failure,” allowing creativity and collaboration to increase dramatically.
This session is relevant to leaders, educators, artists, and anyone engaged in creative and innovative work.
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