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Chris Atkinson has written a book on how to make better presentations using a narrative approach. His blog and website (beyond bullets) brim with practical ideas. …

Successful anecdote circle facilitation hinges on the judicious use of open, story-eliciting questions. I’ve dashed off this short guide on how to create effective questions for …

Until recently (yesterday actually) I have differentiated two types of organisational stories: those crafted to persuade an audience—this approach is typified by Steve Denning’s work …

When extracting archetypes from a body of narrative, I have found it useful to give the workshop participants a large list of character traits to …

If you want to see the power of anecdotes, just check out this site by Andy Hertzfeld. Andy has collected 117 anecdotes that document the …

If you are building a business case to use narrative techniques in your organisation, here are some great quotes to sprinkle throughout the story you …

Ken Baskin presented this paper at the 2004 International Workshop on Complexity and Philosophy. I haven’t had a chance to read the paper yet but …

After hearing Dave Snowden describe the importance and application of stories in organisations for the first time, I became extremely excited by the idea and …

There are relatively few available case studies that document projects using Cynefin techniques. I believe this will be remedied in the near future on the …

There is a growing interest in capturing employees stories using video or audio. Experienced employees are walking out the door and taking their knowledge with …