1:05 p.m.: I’ve been watching coverage since a little after 7 a.m. Barack Obama has now been our president for a little over an hour. It’s a day of great emotion, and I wish I could blog in front of the TV, but my laptop chose today to commit suicide. … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
Real-Time Storytelling
Chris Brogan earlier this month raised the question: “How have (or how can) you use social media tools in real time to capture the stories around us, in whatever form you want?” The example Brogan used was being at a Panasonic press conference at a larger convention and sending out … Continue reading
Q&A Series on Hiatus Until March 2
The first phase of my Q&A series with story practitioners has now concluded. The Q&A cupboard is almost bare. An additional two dozen gurus have committed to providing responses to my questions, but I’m committed to remaining flexible with deadlines since I know everyone is busy. And 21 must be … Continue reading
Social Media Resume Can Help Tell Your Story
I was quite tickled last week and felt I’d made the bigtime when Dan Schawbel mentioned my social-media resume on Mashable (along with his own and several others). I first blogged about my social-media resume almost exactly a year ago. I created my social-media resume partly because I saw that … Continue reading
Human Need for Storytelling Behind Debunked “Stages” Theories, Scientists Say
So, it turns out that “stages” theories, particularly Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s well-known five stages of grief, have no basis in research, according to Michael Shermer in Scientific American. We humans apparently come up with these stages because, Shermer writes, “we are pattern-seeking, storytelling primates trying to make sense of an often … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Karen Gilliam, PhD, Part 5
See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 5): Q: Given that some of your story work is with individuals, and given that Sankofa Symbolism embraces redefinition, to what … Continue reading
Story Prompts for Transmitting Values
Dr. Paul White recently wrote at length about using stories to transfer values from one family member to another (he wrote the post over the Christmas holidays, suggesting that period as a particularly good time to undertake this values transfer.) Eventually White concludes: An excellent way to share important principles … Continue reading
Friday Wordle for a Freezing Nation
The entire US seems to very cold. Here in Central Florida, January is usually our coldest month, but this month began with unseasonably warm weather. While not enjoyable, it is somehow fitting that we are finally experiencing typical January temperatures. We’re not as cold as the rest of the nation, … Continue reading
Will Obama Tell a Sticky Story Tuesday?
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by brothers Dan and Chip Heath is not exactly news; the book came out in 2007. But it’s worth revisiting on the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration as US president, in part because the Heath’s most frequently cited example of … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Karen Gilliam, PhD, Part 4
See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 4): Q: Joan Southgate turned you onto Sankofa Symbolism, which your Web site talks a bit about. Can you elaborate a little on … Continue reading