See a photo of Jim, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Jim Ballard, Question 2: Q: What motivated you to write some of your books as fables, notably your work with Ken Blanchard, the story you wrote with your wife of adult children who are facing … Continue reading
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Contents Revealed for Free E-Book
I’m now really working in earnest on my upcoming free e-book, Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk about Applied Storytelling. The books compiles the best from the Q&A series that has run in this space since last September. I expect to have it ready for free download by the anniversary … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Jim Ballard: Storytelling is a Way to Get a Point Across
I connected with Jim Ballard when he contacted me after reading my Q&A with Karen Dietz, with whom he has worked. When he told me he had written several of his books as fables, I felt he’d be a good subject for his own Q&A. He was also kind enough … Continue reading
Storytelling’s Golden Age? My Teleseminar Is a Month from Today
A month from today, I am stepping way, way, way out of my comfort zone to host a Worldwide Story Work Teleseminar (Wed., Sept. 9, 4 pm EDST), entitled: The Golden Age of Storytelling: Why Is Story Exploding? What Does It Means for Practitioners? Why out of my comfort zone? … Continue reading
Telling New-Venture Stories Paints a Picture for Investors
The New Prosperity Initiative (NPi) is a Boston-based media organization “that pairs storytelling with new media to publicize the efforts of people and organizations doing socially innovative work to end poverty and build prosperity. NPi stories take the shape of interviews, photo essays, videos, and podcasts and are distributed both … Continue reading
Decisions Come from the Stories We Tell
Kevin Hoffberg of Group Partners offers a fascinating look at the role of stories in decision-making: Decisions come from the stories we tell ourselves and others. Listen to the stories you tell yourselves. Listen to the stories other people tell themselves. A “justification” or a “rationalization” is the story we … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Melissa Wells: Stagnation Is Bad for Your Mind and Story
See a photo of Melissa, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Melissa Wells, Questions 5 and 6: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: A gripping … Continue reading
O Storytelling … How Many Ways Can You Heal?
At the same time as I am slogging my way through a very cerebral and academic book on narrative psychology, I am noticing more and more about uses of story for various types of healing. Here are some examples I’ve come across recently: First, some background on narrative therapy: Not … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Melissa Wells: Working Tigers and Lemurs into Life’s Narrative
See a photo of Melissa, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Melissa Wells, Question 4: 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 yet … Continue reading
Tell Sean Moffitt That Stories Aren’t Dead in Marketing
Yesterday in his Buzz Canuck blog, Sean Moffitt made the jaw-dropping (to me) statement, “Unfortunately, stories are mainly dead in marketing.” Seriously? Perhaps he needs to have a little conversation with Melinda Partin, who wrote in a recent Fast Company column, “At its very core, marketing is storytelling.” Subsequently on … Continue reading