See a photo of Diane, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Diane Wyzga, Question 3: Q: In what ways is legal storytelling different from other forms of applied storytelling? For example, on your web site, you mention analytical thinking. To what extent do … Continue reading
Category Archives: Story Practitioners
Q and A with a Story Guru: Diane Wyzga: Nurses Hold the Space for Patients, Families to Tell Their Stories
See a photo of Diane, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Diane Wyzga, Question 2: Q: To what extent and in what ways has your background as an RN contributed to your story work? A: What a great question! Critical listening began at the bedside, in … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Diane Wyzga: Content + Context + Value = Emotionally Meaningful Story
My introduction to Diane Wyzga was several years ago through Stephanie West Allen, who had published an insightful interview with Diane on her blog. Diane asked not long ago to participate in my Q&A series, and I was delighted to welcome her to the fold. The Q&A will run over … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Mary Daniels Brown: People Choose Their Life Story from the Plot Lines That Their Culture Makes Available to Them
See a photo of Mary, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Mary Daniels Brown, Question 5: Q: What has been your favorite or most meaningful project or initiative relating to life stories/narrative identity theory and why? A: I loved working … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Mary Daniels Brown: Daniel Taylor’s Tell Me a Story = Life-Changing
See a photo of Mary, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Mary Daniels Brown, Question 4: Q: What people or entities have been most influential to you in your story work and why? A: Daniel Taylor’s book, Tell Me a Story: The … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Mary Daniels Brown: When Cultural Norms Break Down, We Look for New Stories to Help Guide Us Through Change
See a photo of Mary, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Mary Daniels Brown, Question 3: Q: Interest in life stories and memoirs seems to be enormous at the moment. Why do you think that is? What makes people hunger to tell their own … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Mary Daniels Brown: Matching the Narratives We Tell about Ourselves to Our Perception of the Social Context
See a photo of Mary, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Mary Daniels Brown, Question 2: Q: To what extent do you believe people construct their narrative identities differently in the digital world — for example on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and blogs — from the way … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Mary Daniels Brown: Perspective has Both a Literal and a Metaphorical Aspect
Mary Daniels Brown is another practitioner I’ve run across as part of my Scoop.it curation of organizational storytelling. I am most intrigued by her work on narrative and perspective, as illustrated by these words from one of her blogs: “Each individual’s point of view is unique, and point of view … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Suzanne Henry: Storytelling will Become the Norm for Both Nonprofit and Corporate Communications
See a photo of Suzanne, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Suzanne Henry, Questions 9, 10, and 11: Q: Watch Tyler Cowen’s TED Talk and react to what the speaker says are the problems with stories. A: This was a … Continue reading
Q and A with a Story Guru: Suzanne Henry: Storytelling Is a Surprisingly Easy Sell
See a photo of Suzanne, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Suzanne Henry, Questions 7 and 8: Q: What has surprised you most in your work with story? A: It surprises me that it’s such an easy sell. Every marketing director to … Continue reading