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Jonathan Harris loves playing around with stories and in this 20 minute presentation at the 2007 TED he gives three examples of his work. He …

I think one of the first books I read on storytelling was Story by Robert McKee. It’s written from the perspective of a screenwriter and …

The story goes that Bluma Zeigarnik was sitting in a cafe in Vienna (as all good psychologists do) and noticed that the waiters were able …

This morning Madelyn and I met Matt Moore on Skype to chat about story work. Matt’s a fast worker and has already posted the podcast. …

The best way to learn a practical skill is to receive immediate, helpful feedback while you are performing the task. I was reminded of this …

A few weeks back, Alex Manchester from Melcrum interviewed me on various issues around storytelling. He approached me following the large amount of interest in …

I’ve just realised that our Guide to Anecdote Circles has been kind of hidden on our website so I have popped a copy of the …

I’ve started a new practice of jotting down, inside the front cover of a book, the anecdotes it contains. It seems to work best for …

It’s obvious to most people that good leaders are good storytellers. Stories help inspire action because they transport the listener to experience the events recounted …

Collaborative conversations are characterised by people building on each other’s ideas, one idea sparking another. I saw a good example last week while helping a …