I’ve come across (somewhat) recently four ways storytelling is being used in healthcare. Here are some perspectives on those approaches: Patient stories are widely available on the Internet but are not always trustworthy: In a guest post on e-patients.net, Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, notes three kinds of patient stories that can … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Storytelling and Postmodernism
Recently, storyteller Eric James Wolf turned the tables on me. I’ve conducted more than 57 Q&As with story practitioners — and now Eric has done a Q&A with me. I thought it would be worthwhile to excerpt some of it here because it explains some of my philosophies and approaches … Continue reading
Do We Tell Our Stories Differently Online Than Offline?
I’ve been fascinated for awhile about whether we construct our stories (identities, personas) differently online than we do offline. Back in the spring at the conference Digital Storytelling ’10, Molly Flatt of the agency 1000Heads looked at “look at how — and if — social media is changing the way … Continue reading
Job Posting Invites Candidates to Start Their Story with Organization
Gregg Morris yesterday turned me on to what he thinks might be the first job posting ever to use “story” in the way this posting does. It is certainly the first one I’ve seen that does so. The posting is for the position of Social Media Specialist. Here are some … Continue reading
A List Too Great Not to Reprint
In an exuberant blog entry called The Chemistry of Storytelling, Marguerite Grant has created an inspiring list that answers the question, “Why story?” We don’t just buy a product, we buy the story behind it. We don’t just join a company, we join because of its story. We don’t just … Continue reading
Improving Your Storied Brand in Social Media, Part 1
Though I am unlikely to be able to attend, my friend Trey Pennington is putting on a mighty tempting conference later this month. It’s called Social Story: How To Tell Your Story Through Social Media, and another friend, Sean Buvala, will present there. While I suspect that the conference will … Continue reading
This Might Just Be the Holy Grail of Presentation Storytelling — About Storytelling
I’ve long been interested in storytelling in presentations and have followed the SlideShare presentation contests (especially the Tell a Story incarnation), as well as storytelling-in-presentation gurus like the guys at ethos3, Nancy Duarte, and Joyce Hostyn. Somewhere in the midst of my study of this subject, reader Raf Stevens brought … Continue reading
Recapping Business Novels and Adding a New One
Since the early days of this blog, I’ve been fascinated by the concept of the “business novel” or fable and have blogged about every one I’ve come across. At the end of this entry, I’ve listed all the biz novels (I think) that I’ve ever featured in this space, with … Continue reading
Last Five Months in Storytelling: The Re-Mix
Up until a week or so ago, I felt I was playing a massive game of catch-up following our cross-country move and completion of our new house in Washington. I purposely lined up a slew of new Q&A interviews with story practitioners to run during this period when I felt … Continue reading