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Origins – Asia Pacific Business Narrative Conference 2010 – Call for Case Studies
part of The Singapore International Storytelling Festival 6-8 September, Singapore Call for Case Studies In early 2009 we (Patrick Lambe and I) wanted to see …
Read MoreResearch shows that stories create personal motivation and increase productivity
The second Tuesday of every second month the Strathmore Unicorns Junior Basketball Club’s committee meets. I’m the club Secretary and last Tuesday we were discussing …
Read MoreTheStoryTest Results
Congratulations on doing TheStoryTest—and if you haven’t done it, reading this blog post now is tantamount to cheating—shame on you 🙂 Here are the quick …
Read MoreEndings are important for how we remember experiences
Daniel Kahneman, the founder of behavioural economics and winner of the Nobel prize in Economics, tell this story in a recent TED talk. A friend …
Read MoreIt’s how you recover when things fail that counts
Since we started Anecdote in 2004 our local Kwik Kopy in Coburg has printed most of our posters and workshop materials. Kelvin does a great …
Read MoreStrategy alignment and execution consultants: Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney Australia
Filed in Business storytelling, Leadership Posts, Strategy
Anecdote helps you harness the natural power of stories to bring your strategy to life. We help you tell your strategic story and then engage …
Read MoreBusiness storytelling consultants: Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney Australia
Anecdote helps you harness the natural power of stories to bring your strategy to life. We help you tell your strategic story and then engage …
Read MoreBook review: Switch—How to Change Things When Change is Hard
It was going to be difficult to surpass their last book, Made to Stick, where they showed us that people wont pay attention unless our …
Read MoreSome tips for capturing stories on video
A few nights ago I watch Changeling starring Angelina Jolie. It’s directed by Clint Eastwood (has he ever directed a dud movie?) and I was …
Read MoreCollaboration provides autonomy
Last week I started a new Making Strategies Stick project with a large IT company. The guys I’m working with are the technical sales folk …
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