2. The universe is made of stories, not
atoms. —Muriel Rukeyser
The destiny of the world is determined
less by the battles that are lost and won
than by the stories it loves and believes
in. —Harold Goddard
3. I have not failed. I have found ten thousand
ways that won't work. —Thomas Edison
If they can get you asking the wrong questions,
they don't have to worry about answers. —
Thomas Pynchon
There have been great societies that did not
use the wheel, but there have been no societies
that did not tell stories. —Ursula K. LeGuin
5. Overarching big stories that set
parameters for personal, local, national
stories. Examples:
Competition
Economic growth
Life as a garden or life as a machine
Rugged individualism
“It takes a village”
6. We are story-making beings. We
organize our lives through stories
The meaning of events comes from
the stories people tell themselves and
each other about those events
7. The same events can be storied in a
variety of ways—and that makes a
difference in how life is experienced
Stories are maps
Any story highlights certain things
and obscures others
www.narrativetherapychicago.com
9. In almost every aspect of management
and organization, storytelling has a
role.
The reason: stories are often what
compel us to act.
Storytelling: Data with soul!
http://www.intervista-institute.com/os.php
10. Strategic stories:
People can picture them, remember
them and retell them.
Tell us “Why?” and convey emotion.
Inspire people to take action in
accordance with the new strategy.
http://www.anecdote.com.au/whitepapers.php?wpid=23
11. Spark action
Communicate who the leaders are
Communicate who the
organization is (branding)
Transmit values
12. Foster collaboration
(develop shared
perspectives)
Tame the grapevine
Share knowledge
Lead people into the future
http://www.stevedenning.com/Documents/Leader-Ch-1.pdf
15. digital story (dig·i·tal sto·ry)
A short, first person video-narrative created by
combining recorded voice, still and moving images,
and music or other sounds.
digital storyteller (dig·i·tal sto·ry·tell·er)
Anyone who has a desire to document life experience,
ideas, or feelings through the use of story and digital
media.
http://www.storycenter.org/
16. the practice of combining narrative with digital
content, including images, sound, and video, to create
a short movie, typically with a strong emotional
component.
can be interactive movies with highly produced audio
and visual effects--but a set of slides with
corresponding narration or music constitutes a basic
digital story.
can be instructional, persuasive, historical, or
reflective.
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7021.pdf
17. the application of technology to the age-old
experience of sharing personal narratives.
What’s new is the growing availability of sophisticated
tools, as well as a maturing infrastructure to
disseminate such content.
Growth of multimedia applications will place greater
power into the hands of more people, allowing richer
digital stories.
20. Center for the Education of Women
MPortfolio
Patricia Anderson’s (U-M librarian) blog about her
experience with digital storytelling
Careers at UMHS
U-M News Service example: A tree grows on the Diag
21. Center for Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling Cookbook
Four story-based practices to foster insight
The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling (Steve Denning)
Storytelling at Work: Leadership strategies for
achieving change