See a photo of Steve, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Steve Krizman, Question 3: Q: The culture is abuzz about Web 2.0 and social media. To what extent do you participate in social media (such as through LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Second … Continue reading
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Q&A with a Story Guru: Steve Krizman: Strong Story Needed to Make Broken Health-Care System More Real
See a photo of Steve, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Steve Krizman, Question 2: Q: If you could identify a person or organization who desperately needs to tell a better story, who or what would it be? A: We need a strong story – or … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Steve Krizman: Leaders Need Analogies to Help Explain Complex Ideas
I believe it was through a comment to this blog that I first learned of Steve Krizman. We share common roots in journalism. I’m so pleased to present his Q&A over the next five days. If you are squeamish and/or an animal lover, brace yourself for his first paragraph below. … Continue reading
My Phone-Phobia Story
One of my occasional forays into my own story… I am extremely uncomfortable — nay, phobic — when it comes to talking on the phone. I dread making phone calls and very rarely answer the phone. Many people find my problem very weird. Some even disdain me. I don’t think … Continue reading
Creating a Culture of Storytelling
Steve Denning published a blog entry last month on an important but often overlooked topic in organizational storytelling — how to create a culture of storytelling within the organization. He offers six steps for doing so. Though grounded in Denning’s earlier work in storytelling, the steps seem very much tied … Continue reading
How Is Your Organization Using Video Storytelling? New Survey Will Uncover Best Practices
The Society for New Communications Research, which I mentioned way back in the second year of this blog, is conducting research on how organizations use video storytelling. Here’s what the organization is looking for: Every organization has stories designed to communicate who they are to both external and internal audiences. … Continue reading
Those Unattached to Their Interior Story Get Addicted to Feedback
One of the recent podcast interviews in Michael Margolis’s The New Storytellers series featured the wonderful Christina Baldwin, author of one of the seminal books in the current storytelling movement, Storycatcher. I was particularly fascinated by the part of the conversation about introverted vs. extroverted storytelling. Storytelling on social-media venues … Continue reading
Could We Be at the End of the Storytelling Bubble?
Reaching a zenith in 2008 and 2009, a steady stream of new Web sites to facilitate online storytelling seemed to pop up regularly. I list many of these sites here and here. Not only am I seeing a dramatic drop in announcements of new online storytelling venues, but I recently … Continue reading
Social-Security Stories Sought for Program’s 75th Anniversary
The Social Security Stories Project is a newly launched effort to gather stories about the importance of Social Security in our society, says a press release. The Social Security Stories Project is seeking story submissions from the public, with a goal of receiving 1,000 stories by the end of July. … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Gregg Morris: Inciting Incidents Drive the Best Stories
See a photo of Gregg, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 Q&A with Gregg Morris, Question 7: Q: You write that your site, What’s Your Story?, is “about stories and storytelling and how to use … Continue reading