Category Archives: Organizational Storytelling

I attended the Smithsonian Storytelling Weekend in 2005. I learned a lot, met some of the giant of organizational storytelling and decided I wanted to return after I finished my dissertation to perhaps present my research. I have submitted a proposal (on storytelling in the job search) to the Golden … Continue reading →

I yelped “Yes!” when I read this quote from the Anecdote.com site: I have found that even some of the best organizational storytelling books often fail to make storytelling come alive and really show how to use it. Thus, it’s great news that Shawn Callahan and his crew at Anecdote.com … Continue reading →

Steve Denning shared this comment with the Working Stories group: I would argue that the essence of (organizational) storytelling is interactivity. The only point of the story is to generate new stories in the minds of the listeners. If the storytelling remains a solo activity, with the storytelling simply telling … Continue reading →

A number of entries ago, I said I would, in the spirit of sharing in the storytelling community, share links from April’s Smithsonian Storytelling Weekend. Here they finally are: A welcome to participants from around the world Steve Denning explains “the OS moment” Steve Denning’s slides” Madelyn Blair discusses “the … Continue reading →

John Kotter, author of Heart of Change, says he is “always looking for stories that will shed light on how companies define themselves — for better or for worse,” though in a recent article on Forbes.com, he laments that “too few business leaders grasp the idea that stories can have … Continue reading →

From an appendix to my dissertation, a collection (that I plan to add to) of consulting firms that focus on organizational storytelling: Narrativity StoryQuest StoryWork Institute Loren Niemi Joel ben Izzy Conkling Fiskum & McCormick Envisioning + Storytelling Corporate Storyteller Polaris Associates Stories That Work Wisdom Tools

Arrrggghhh! Why didn’t I know about this rich site and consulting firm while working on my dissertation?! Glory Ressler was one of the presenters at this year’s Storytelling Weekend in Washington, DC. I didn’t attend but am, in the spirit of sharing exemplified in the storytelling community, sharing the resources … Continue reading →

At some point, I would like to compile a master bibliography here (if I’m not reinventing the wheel), bringing together my overall bibliography for this blog, as well as previous postings and this new entry with suggestions from Brian McKenzie and Sandy Schuman, who posted them to the Working Stories group. They’re listed in the continuation of this entry. McKenzie’s work is of interest to me because he teaches entrepreneurship, which I also teach. I’m also adding other resources as I come across them. Continue reading →

  Lori Silverman, author of Wake Me When the Data Is Over, who was a huge help in my disseration writing, very kindly sent me advance pages of her book before it was published this month. The book is fantastic because it gives more story examples than most books of … Continue reading →

Steve Denning earlier this year began offering videos on his site. I can only hear the audio, not see the video (some sort of Mac incompatibility, I’m guessing), but he has some interesting titles, such as Who Can Be an Organizational Storyteller? Denning’s Videos