I’m thrilled to present the sixth installment in this series of interviews with some of the gurus of both performance and applied storytelling. This interview is with Loren Niemi, whose work I first encountered while working on my dissertation. Read more about him below. I have broken his interview down … Continue reading
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Theme Song for A Storied Career
I first heard Brandi Carlile’s “The Story” in Jose Sacavem’s personal-identity video, featured in yesterday’s entry. I then heard it as the soundtrack for a car commercial during the Beijing Olympics (sadly, not effective advertising since I can’t remember which car manufacturer). The lyrics are not totally spot-on as a … Continue reading
Steve Denning Holding Free Webinar Thursday, Sept. 25
Steve Denning, who has been a significant influence to many on the topic of storytelling and leadership, is offering a free webinar on Thursday, September 25, 11 am US Eastern time The webinar is an advance preview of his ARK Group one-day masterclass in December in London. Denning says the webinar will … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Svend-Erik Engh
What a delight to present the fifth installment of my Q&A series with story practitioners. I have not actually met Svend-Erik Engh face to face, but have been in the same room with him during the Smithsonian Storytelling Weekends. Svend-Erik Engh is a noted Danish performing artist and experienced workshop … Continue reading
Friday Wordle: Better Late Than Never
Here’s this week’s Wordle.net word/tag cloud based on A Storied Career. Delayed because of technical difficulties on my road trip.
Chicago Cable Channel Provides Inside Stories of Companies
JSTN™ (Job Search Television Network) is a Chicago-based cable-TV channel that provides information on career opportunities. The site says: “Each job opening features a 60-second Job Report video sharing the inside story about each company along with consumer insight about hiring trends around the country.” In watching the video represented … Continue reading
Two Men (or More) Do Some More Talking
After I posted about the performance, Two Men Talking, and the affiliated firm, Narrativ, Jerome Deroy of Narrativ was kind enough to share these links with me: Performers/creators of Two Men Talking in an interview with WBAI Radio: 1 — Origins of Story 2 — Listening 3 — Workshops 4 … Continue reading
Dan Pink’s Storied Manga Career Book
Somehow it escaped my notice that one of my favorite authors, Daniel Pink, published a new book in April: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need. But it was incredibly swell of Dan to provide a newsworthy hook about the book so I don’t have … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Jon Hansen
I’m delighted to present the fourth installment in this series of interviews with some of the gurus of both performance and applied storytelling. This interview is with “Cousin” Jon Hansen (actually no relation as far as I know). I “met” Jon through this blog. He uses storytelling in the procurement … Continue reading
Your Life Story … On a Postcard?
I have to admit I don’t completely understand what’s going on with Michael Kimball, his art project, Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard), and his blog, also titled Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard). For example, Kimball captions the photo seen here “The Cardboard … Continue reading