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Learning by Immersion: Lessons from Paul McCartney
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling, Insight
Paul McCartney is famous for not being able to read or write music. So what can we learn about mastering storytelling from how he acquired his musical prowess?
Read MoreWhy do we say too much? Advice for the data analyst
Filed in Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Insight
The deep knowledge of data analysts often works against them. They either tell the audience too much or assume the audience knows what they know.
Read MoreInnovation and execution are often incompatible
Anecdote’s Chairman, Paul Honeywell, explores the difference between innovation and execution. The two areas almost always demand different skills, different people, and a different culture.
Read More096 – Boarders stories and smoking guns
Filed in Business storytelling, Insight, Podcast, Strategy
Finding out the details will help you reveal insights. Listen to hear how Airbnb used storyboarding to find insights that influenced their strategy.
Read More085 – Corporate Storytelling—Narrative insight with Bernard and Tracey Swanepoel
Filed in Corporate Storytelling, Insight, Podcast
The shortest distance between two people is a story. Listen to hear strategy and leadership experts Bernard and Tracey Swanepoel share their experience in story listening.
Read More080 – Crummy early adoption for first bread slicer
We all know the saying, ‘the best thing since sliced bread,’ but who invented the bread-slicing machine? Listen to hear Otto Rohwedder’s surprising journey in selling his first bread slicer.
Read MoreHow to employ story techniques to cultivate innovation
When we hear stories of innovation, we learn what’s possible, what to do, and what to avoid. These eight story-based approaches will cultivate innovation.
Read More078 – Tetanus icky not so sticky
Sometimes when you want people to take action it can be harder expected. Listen to hear how a Yale University experiment exposed why details are important.
Read More075 – Conflict is essential to collaboration
Do you need an effective example of data storytelling? Listen to hear how Dr Alice Stewart found the correlation between x-raying pregnant women and childhood cancer.
Read More070 – Prof. Christensen gets the job done
What job does your customer hire your product to do? In this week’s episode, hear how Professor Clayton Christensen’s market research revolutionised the McDonalds milkshake.
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