Another new and wonderful story acquaintance is Cynthia Kurtz, who is linked with the previous subject of this Q&A series Ron Donaldson, because they have both worked with Dave Snowden. I learned about Cynthia when I stumbled across her terrific free book on working with stories. Her Q&A will appear … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2008
Nice Twist on the “About Us” Story
From time to time, I’ve commented on “About Us” sections of Web sites as storytelling examples. Red Canary is a Canadian social-networking software “talent hub” that doesn’t have an About Us section. Instead, it has an “About You” section. Makes sense. A social-networking site should be user-generated, and users may … Continue reading
Don’t Stop Your Story; Change Your Story
A few weeks ago, “YogaGirl” blogged at As a mantra of fact … about ceasing to tell stories about oneself that function as barriers to what you truly want to do. Here’s part of what she said: One of the themes of my retreat last weekend was “Stop Telling Your … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Ron Donaldson, Part 5
See Ron’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Ron Donaldson (Question 5): Q: What future trends or directions do you foresee for story/storytelling/narrative? What’s next for the discipline? A: Up until recently I thought the most powerful use … Continue reading
Word CLOUD Reminds Me Of …
… seeing the film Man on Wire last night, in which French wirewalker Philippe Petit did his eight crossings — on a tightrope wire — of the space between the late World Trade Center towers in 1974. The cloud part comes in because it looked like Petit was walking on … Continue reading
Best Ways to Tell Family Stories with Photos
Family history has been on my mind of late. My sister Robin has been doing quite a bit of genealogical research, as well as scanning old photos and artifacts. We have fragments of family-history Web sites online, but I’m getting ready for a major revamp, re-design, and consolidation. The author … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Ron Donaldson, Part 4
See Ron’s bio, photo, and Par 1 of this Q&A and Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Ron Donaldson (Question 4): Q. If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: We all make sense of our world … Continue reading
US Airways Launching Annual Holiday Travel Storytelling Contest
For the third consecutive year, US Airways invites travelers to share their favorite holiday travel memories with the rest of the world. The winning submission will take home a $500 US Airways Gift Card to be used anywhere US Airways flies, and two runners-up will take home a $250 and … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Ron Donaldson, Part 3
See Ron’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2. Q&A with Ron Donaldson (Question 3): Q: What people or entities (such as Web sites, blogs, books, organizations, conferences, etc.) have been most influential to you in your story work and why? A: My top ten in … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Ron Donaldson, Part 2
See Ron’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Ron Donaldson (Question 2): Q: Can you explain your term Knowledge Ecology? To what extent does this discipline relate to storytelling? In line with Dave Snowden, you describe storytelling as a natural or naturalistic way to share knowledge. … Continue reading