For someone who prides herself on keeping up with trends, I have been quite slow on the uptake with Multi-User Virtual Environments, such as Second Life. I don’t fully grasp this concept, and I haven’t yet become a full participant, but I’m attempting to learn more and expect to post … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
Storytelling Class Trivialized?
In her blog Soulbride’s Kitchen, Kamalla Rose Kaur tells of what sounds like a wonderful storytelling class at Western Washington University (where the class is a General Education Requirement) taught by Rosemary Vohs. Commenters to Kaur’s blog affirm Vohs’s exceptional teaching ability and credit her with significant influence on their … Continue reading
Story Prompts about Parents and Siblings
In a recent newsletter, Terrence Gargiulio offered some great “trigger questions” for eliciting stories about parents and siblings: What stories do you know about your parents’ childhood? What things did you do with your parents? Do you have any memories of shopping for food or clothing with your parents? Were … Continue reading
Podcast about Storytelling and Learning
At The Learning Times Green Room, a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning, co-hosts Susan Manning and Dan Balzer offer a podcast on using storytelling for instructional purposes. The Learning Times Green Room blog also offers notes to go along with the podcast. Susan’s and Dan’s discussion of … Continue reading
Johnny-the-Bagger’s Story: How Can You Put Your Personal Signature on Your Job?
Here at the conference I’m attending, I learned that the viral story of Johnny the Bagger is highly popular on the Internet and being used to inspire better customer service. It’s more than just about customer service though. While Johnny’s story has inspired many, Barbara Glanz, in turn, inspired Johnny … Continue reading
Purposeful Stories
I’m at a conference – of the Career Management Alliance – and heard the wonderful author and speaker Richard Leider today, who in addition to packing his presentation with stories, also made several references to the power of story. Building on the practice of Narrative Medicine, Leider declared that the … Continue reading
Share Stories of Love and Forgiveness
Launched in 2006, the Campaign for Love & Forgiveness uses PBS documentaries, community activities, online resources, and networking opportunities to encourage reflection and conversation about how love and forgiveness can effect meaningful change in individuals and society. Through community conversations, the campaign aims to create a meaningful national dialogue that … Continue reading
Is This the Time and the Place for Our Stories?
In a piece on the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling site entitled “‘Habits of the Heart’ Storytelling and Everyday Life,” Professor Hamish Fyfe asserts: … what shockingly bad job the human race is doing of providing a space for all of us to express our cultures, sense of identity … Continue reading
Business Novels
Way back in the early days of this blog, I wrote about the new (to me) concept of the business novel and one I discovered while at a conference. Barbara Fillip of Knowledge for Development, LLC, has recently written about business novels and provided a helpful list of examples. She … Continue reading
You’re More Convincing When You Tell Your Own Story
A couple of posted items talk about the value of telling your own story. a goodman’s wonderful newsletter, Free Range Thinking, tells of Dr. David Olds, founder of the Nurse-Family Partnership, which sends nurses into the home of low-income first-time mothers. As ambassador of the program, Dr. Olds was often … Continue reading