See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 3): Q: Your doctoral dissertation focused on the influence of the story of Joan Southgate, “the 70+ year old African-American grandmother, educator, social worker, and … Continue reading
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When Tech Stories Meet Marketing Stories
Here’s another quickie roundup, this time on convergences among tech products, marketing, and storytelling: Who knew that GMail was story-worthy (though I have learned to no longer question any story application)? GMail users tell their stories here. Actually, it’s not so odd to tell stories about an e-mail application, but … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Karen Gilliam, PhD, Part 2
See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 2): Q: What future aspirations do you personally have for your own story work? What would you like to do in the story world that you haven’t … Continue reading
What Story Does Your T-Shirt Tell?
My new online friend Thaler Pekar turned me on to Re-Shirt, a site that sells used t-shirts and the stories that go with them. Here’s a fuller explanation from the site: The Re-Shirt is different from its used compatriots in that it has a story to tell. It all starts … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Karen Gilliam, PhD, Part 1
I came across Karen Gilliam, PhD, unexpectedly while researching another storytelling guru who agreed to respond to a Q&A. I was instantly attracted to her practice and philosophy, and she graciously agreed to respond to this 21st in a series of Q&As. This is also the last Q&A of Phase … Continue reading
Mental-Health Survivor Stories Sought
Marjorie Lloyd is interested in survivor stories of people who have experienced mental illness and their careers. On Worldwide Story Work, she writes: My research is on how to involve people more in their mental health care and consequent empowerment. There are few survivor stories in mental health, and so … Continue reading
Stories Needed About Expertise in Organizations
Matt Moore and Patrick Lambe have initiated a new narrative project focused on how experience and expertise get used and valued in organizations. They’re collecting stories/anecdotes from a wide range of people about how their experience/expertise is valued and accessed, and any associated issues or happy feelings. The aim is … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annette Simmons, Part 4
See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Editor’s note: You’ll note that Annette’s response was written before the election. She actually submitted it a long time ago — during the summer of 2008 — but somehow … Continue reading
Gators-Are-National-Champs Wordle
Still on a high (despite feeling slightly flu-ish) from last night’s college football national championship game, from which the Florida Gators emerged triumphant. Here’s this week’s word cloud/tag cloud based on A Storied Career.
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annette Simmons, Part 3
See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2. Q&A with Annette Simmons (Question 4): Q: In your most recent book, Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins, you talk about how organizations need both story and metrics, analysis, and objective … Continue reading