I tweeted last week about this blog entry from Michael Long (The Red Recruiter), but I haven’t blogged about it till now. Long writes about five skills recruiters will need in 2025, including storytelling, which he frames as “vision.” Sorry, Red, but 2025 is 16 years from now. Why do … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Have You Observed or Heard About Story-worthy Interview Behavior?
Last Sunday’s entry sparked a very interesting idea from Shawn Callahan. It’s in the comments to the Sunday entry, but I wanted to bring it to the forefront in hops of getting the thoughts of others. Here’s what he said: Here’s an that I would love to hear your thoughts … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Whitney Quesenbery: Stories Can Help Clarify a Problem
See a photo of Whitney, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Whitney Quesenbery, Question 5: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: My favorite moments in UX stories are … Continue reading
New Blog Seeks Stories of Jobs Lost and Found
Starfishpeople.com, an employment website for the consulting industry, is sponsoring a new blog for job seekers to share their stories, advice, and successes. Starting June 15, a new story from readers will be posted every day. More from the blog’s Karen Vogel: Each of these stories will be unique, inspirational, … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Whitney Quesenbery: Stories in UX Add Complexity, Serendipity to Logic, Analysis
See a photo of Whitney, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Whitney Quesenbery, Question 4: Q: How did you initially become involved with story/storytelling narrative? What attracted you to this field? What do you love about it? A: User experience is my … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Whitney Quesenbery: Stories Help Us Connect in Technological World
See a photo of Whitney, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Whitney Quesenbery, Question 3: Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is it about this moment in human history and culture that makes storytelling so resonant with so … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Whitney Quesenbery: The Importance of Storytelling in User Experience Design
See a photo of Whitney, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Whitney Quesenbery, Question 2: Q: The first chapter in your upcoming book, Storytelling for User Experience Design, addresses why “stories are important as part of user experience work.” Without re-creating the chapter, can you offer … Continue reading
Missing from the Debate: Women’s Stories
The Huffington Post is soliciting the stories of women who have made the difficult decision to have an abortion, especially a late-term abortion. Noting that women’s stories are missing from the current rhetoric about abortion following the murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, the media outlet seeks these stories … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Whitney Quesenbery: Stories Move Us into the Future
User Experience Design is one of those exotic (to me) areas that I know almost nothing about. Yet, it makes sense that “user experience” would suggest storytelling. Whitney Quesenbery is a practitioner who uses storytelling in User Experience Design. I’m excited about her upcoming book. She is currently working with … Continue reading
Storytelling-in-the-Job-Search Champion of the Week
I am heartened by how often I come across career experts these days who share my support for using storytelling in the job search. The headline is almost not far-fetched — that I come across one almost every week. This week it’s Ford Myers, who was kind enough to send … Continue reading