Category Archives: Story Practitioners

See Jessica’s bio, photo, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Jessica Lipnack (continued): Q: The culture is abuzz about Web 2.0 and social media. To what extent do you participate in social media (such as through LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Second Life, blogs, etc.)? To what extent … Continue reading →

I could not be more pleased to present the second in my series of Q&A interviews with story practitioners. This interview is with Jessica Lipnack, whom I first encountered early in this decade through her expertise in virtual teams, another one of my interests. I read her book (co-authored with … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to initiate this series of interviews with some of the gurus of both performance and applied storytelling. First up is Molly Catron, whom I had the pleasure of hearing speak at the 2005 Golden Fleece Conference. Read more about her below. Bio: Molly Catron left her day job … Continue reading →

My five-question interviews with some of the best-known folks in both applied and performance storytelling will commence Tuesday, Sept. 1. Eighteen practitioners are featured in these Q&As: Molly Catron, Terrence Gargiulo, Jon Hansen, Loren Niemi, Gabrielle Dolan, John Caddell, Shawn Callahan, David Vanadia, Svend-Erk Engh, Sharon Lippincott, Tom Clifford, Ardath … Continue reading →

 Danish story practitioner Svend-Erik Engh, who will be featured in a Q&A interview in A Storied Career this fall, has written a fine little 145-page book, Tell a Story: Be Heard, Be Understood, Create Interaction, that is both written and designed in a reader-friendly manner. The book is full of … Continue reading →

I’m really excited about a project I have going on this summer. I’m conducting (via e-mail) five-question interviews with some of the best-known folks in both applied and performance storytelling.

Seventeen practitioners have already responded to the Q&A: Molly Catron, Terrence Gargiulo, Jon Hansen, Loren Niemi, Gabrielle Dolan, John Caddell, Shawn Callahan, David Vanadia, Svend-Erk Engh, Sharon Lippincott, Tom Clifford, Ardath Albee, Sharon Benjamin, Carol Mon, Ron Donaldson, Jessica Lipnack, and Stephanie West Allen.

Among others who’ve agreed to participate are Annette Simmons, Christina Baldwin, Tim Sheppard, Michael Margolis, Victoria Ward, Steve Lovelace, Sally Strackbein, Thom Haller, Karen Dietz, Tim Enerata, Eric Wolf, Erin Fogarty, Rick Stone, David Drake, Nicky Fried, Cynthia Kurtz, and Kathleen Golden.

I sent invitations to these folks and others, but if you are reading this, did not receive an invitation, and would like to participate, please read the extended entry for details, as well as the set of “general questions” that participants have been asked to choose from. (Each interviewee also gets two questions composed for his or her special area of expertise.) Please e-mail me if you’d like to participate or drop me a note in the Comments. Continue reading →