See a photo of Cindy, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Cindy Atlee, Question 4: Q: Watch this TED Talk and react to what the speaker, Tyler Cowen [pictured], says are the problems with stories. A: Well, like it or not, we’re … Continue reading
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Q and A with a Story Guru: Cindy Atlee: Our Ability to Use Story as a Framework for Our Experience Has Never Been More Relevant
See a photo of Cindy, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Cindy Atlee, 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 and A with a Story Guru: Cindy Atlee: Discovering What Storylines Shape Group Purpose and Passion
See a photo of Cindy, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Cindy Atlee, Question 2: Q: You completed Dr. Carol S. Pearson’s postgraduate program in Transformational Leadership, and I know archetypes are the centerpiece of her work. To what extent have you integrated archetypes into your … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Cindy Atlee: Establishing Identities Based on Storylines and Characters that Capture What’s Most Authentic and Distinctive
I had come across Cindy Atlee and her company, The Storybranding Group, in my curation travels, but her work especially caught my eye when I noticed her Professional Values & Story Index (PVSI), which I wrote about here. A significant mentor for Cindy has been Carol Pearson, who works with … Continue reading
Tuesday’s World Storytelling Day Celebrates Trees
The vernal equinox on Tuesday marks World Storytelling Day (see also Wikipedia entry). Each year has a theme; this year’s is “trees.” I can’t recall a beginning-middle-end tree story in my life, but trees have always been important to me. Growing up on a small farm, my sisters and I … Continue reading
Two Cool Ways that SXSW Got Storied
Someday I’d like to attend the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference in Austin. In the meantime, it’s nice that the conference gets comprehensively covered in clever ways with strong story elements. Here are two that caught my eye this year: Storify: Storify, the tool that helps users tell stories … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: David Sidwell: ‘I Knew We Had to Begin Telling New Stories about Ourselves’
See a photo of David, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with David Sidwell, Question 5 Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: When I was first hired to be … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: David Sidwell: Current Storytelling Movement Has Roots in Folk Music
See a photo of David, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with David Sidwell, Question 4 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 … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: David Sidwell: Storytelling is a Performative Sharing of Oral Narrative through Words that Evoke Images in the Minds of Teller and Audience
See a photo of David, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with David Sidwell, Question 3 Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular definition of “story?” (i.e., What is a story?) What definition do … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: David Sidwell: Storytelling Is a Sharing of Images Rather than Information
See a photo of David, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with David Sidwell, Question 2 Q: How did you initially become involved with story/storytelling/ narrative? What attracted you to this field? What do you love about it? A: I come to storytelling first as a performer. … Continue reading