Category Archives: Story Practitioners

See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 5): Q: Given that some of your story work is with individuals, and given that Sankofa Symbolism embraces redefinition, to what … Continue reading →

See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 4): Q: Joan Southgate turned you onto Sankofa Symbolism, which your Web site talks a bit about. Can you elaborate a little on … Continue reading →

See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 3): Q: Your doctoral dissertation focused on the influence of the story of Joan Southgate, “the 70+ year old African-American grandmother, educator, social worker, and … Continue reading →

  See a photo of Karen, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Karen Gilliam, PhD (Question 2): 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 … Continue reading →

I came across Karen Gilliam, PhD, unexpectedly while researching another storytelling guru who agreed to respond to a Q&A. I was instantly attracted to her practice and philosophy, and she graciously agreed to respond to this 21st in a series of Q&As. This is also the last Q&A of Phase … Continue reading →

See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Editor’s note: You’ll note that Annette’s response was written before the election. She actually submitted it a long time ago — during the summer of 2008 — but somehow … Continue reading →

See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2. Q&A with Annette Simmons (Question 4): Q: In your most recent book, Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins, you talk about how organizations need both story and metrics, analysis, and objective … Continue reading →

See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Late-breaking bio news: I’ve just learned that Annette’s The Story Factor has been included as one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, a book to be published by Penguin in February. … Continue reading →

It’s hard to put into words just how honored and thrilled I am to bring you my 20th Q&A — with Annette Simmons, one of the legends of applied storytelling, and certainly a huge influence on me. I read her The Story Factor early in my dissertation research and also … Continue reading →

See Cynthia’s bio, photo, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Cynthia Kurtz (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 done? A: I … Continue reading →