The Ryan Group has proclaimed The New Narrative Age, stating that:
This new cultural phenomenon is virtually changing the organization’s fundamental approach to training, learning, knowledge transfer, strategy, change, performance, and competitiveness. Conceptually, the “narrative age” recognizes the implicit value of knowledge (many times untapped knowledge) embedded within the body-organization. The roadblock has been to access this knowledge, aggregate it into a cohesive order, and provide access to it as dynamic learning objects. In essence – we know it’s there – we can’t readily get at it – and if we do, we are unable to translate the knowledge into meaningful sources of learning. What has been missing was an integrated process and associated toolsets to facilitate such an initiative. Our new and innovative toolsets and process models provide you the resources and capabilities to tap and unleash the vast reservoir of knowledge, skills, and abilities embedded in your organization. The toolsets and process models focus on the four key components of building a narrative-based learning organization; how to identify (Signals), collect (Storyteller), map (Self-Organizing Map), and deliver (Lectora) learning that is central in the development of a sustainable business advantage.
Visitors can request a copy of a white paper on the subject.