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183 – Show your work as much as possible – The Caillebotte Seven
We grow to love the things we are exposed to again and again. Listen to hear how the mere exposure effect helped the Caillebotte Seven become the famous painters they are today.
Read More182 – Listen to your customer – Anita Roddick
Some of the best ideas will come from your customers. Listen to hear how The Body Shop grew from a side hustle to an international …
Read More177 – Create a space where ideas are shared – Ron Howard
Create a space where ideas are shared but know that having an idea doesn’t make it a good one. Listen to hear what Ron Howard took away from the set of the Andy Griffith Show.
Read More176 – Connect your change to something known and familiar – Run-DMC and Aerosmith
Similar enough to be listened to, different enough to be heard. Listen to hear how a collaboration between Run-DMC and Aerosmith changed the culture and paved the way for hip-hop music to become mainstream.
Read More173 – Knowledge can come from any source with Maria Marenco
Knowledge can come from any source; be cautious about what ideas you dismiss. Listen to hear how a 10-year-old girl and her mother helped Apollo 11 land on the moon and return to Earth safely.
Read More170 – One person can change the world
Change comes from unexpected sources. Listen to hear how Malcolm McLean changed the world transportation landscape.
Read More149 – Natural selection of the fittest story
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
If you want to change someone’s mind, you need to find a range of stories, not just one. Listen to hear how Charles Darwin formulated and gained support for his theory of evolution.
Read More130 – Superwoman with x-ray vision
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’” Listen to hear how one woman persisted with her vision and changed the lives of over a million people.
Read More119 – Don’t do your block buster
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Going with your gut is likely to lead you down the wrong path. Listen to hear how ignoring the data led to Blockbuster’s demise.
Read More114 – Tails with the Raj of mice and men
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Often an idea will need a reality check—can it be executed? Listen to hear how a senior leader at Microsoft discovered the impact of storytelling.
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