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A Storied Career began curating and documenting the world of applied storytelling in May 2005, had its most active period between 2008 and 2010, and had its most recent post (before this one) in 2014. Read the full history. While I am undecided about ever posting in this blog again, … Continue reading →

Neal Gorenflo, co-founder Shareable Magazine, a nonprofit online magazine about sharing, and Malcolm Harris, senior editor of the New Inquiry, have just released Share or Die, an anthology with stories by recent graduates and twenty-something experimenters “who are finding (and sharing) their own answers to negotiating the new economic order.” Because the nonprofit Shareable … Continue reading →

Cross-posted in my KatharineHansenPdD.com blog about online teaching.. A major reason that I’ve been delinquent in getting A Storied Career back on track is that I have been trying to build a new career in online teaching. Here’s a post that combines my passion for applied storytelling with my emerging … Continue reading →

Thanks to Michael Margolis for turning me on to this one. It’s a classic case of reframing an issue, changing the narrative to persuade the audience into a specific action: This video tells the story of the city of Troy, Michigan, which was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I posted about New York Times columnist David Brooks’s request for stories from folks older than 70, a series he’s calling “The Life Report.” Yesterday, Brooks summarized the responses he’s received. He also has been running an essay a day on his blog. Some of Brooks’s … Continue reading →

In Steve Jobs’ legendary 2008 Stanford commencement speech, which has been posted all over the virtual world since his untimely death, he says he plans to tell three stories and does so. The speech is rightly cited as a classic example of using stories in presentations. I can think of … Continue reading →

  I first encountered Karen Dietz while working on my dissertation and have eagerly followed her work ever since. It is a true thrill and privilege to present her Q&A here. This Q&A will appear over the next five days. Bio (from her Polaris Associates Web site): Karen Dietz, PhD., … Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce a new project, a downloadable PDF e-book, Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk About Applied Storytelling, which will compile all the Q&As with story gurus that have appeared in A Storied Career since the series began last September. Rather than simply repeat all the Q&As as … Continue reading →

See a photo of Andree, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Andrée Iffrig, Question 5: Q: In several places, you describe an activity called Storytelling Dice, which “generates a rich compilation of stories in a short time.” What other benefits are there … Continue reading →

When I came across Andrée Iffrig this spring, I could not believe I had not previously heard of her and her work. I would characterize her approach to storytelling as possessing a certain gentleness and quietude. It is sane. humane, and gives me such a good feeling about the positive … Continue reading →