Our use of storysharing - both the telling of and listening to stories - invites those affected by change at all levels of an organization or community into the process. It gives them a voice while recognizing that they may have valuable knowledge to contribute.
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How it works
Change goals for storysharing activities can include research, learning, planning, envisioning, community building, evaluation and celebration. Once a goal is set, we work with you to design and facilitate participatory events that channel your group's expertise and energy into your change initiative. (See the sidebar for activity examples).
Our events can last a few minutes, a few hours, or be embedded into your on-going routine to create a rich, open culture for story-based change. We manage all aspects of these events to:
• Set the stage.
• Facilitate the story exchange.
• Record, distribute & archive the stories.
• Create opportunities for follow-up.
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Benefits
Storysharing activities create change because they:
• Enable authentic participation for those affected by change.
• Broaden the distribution & use of existing expertise.
• Build community.
• Create space for collaboration.
• Invite innovation.
• Celebrate successes.
• Recognize & value story-sharers.
Read about some of our past work here.
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How it works
Change goals for storysharing activities can include research, learning, planning, envisioning, community building, evaluation and celebration. Once a goal is set, we work with you to design and facilitate participatory events that channel your group's expertise and energy into your change initiative. (See the sidebar for activity examples).
Our events can last a few minutes, a few hours, or be embedded into your on-going routine to create a rich, open culture for story-based change. We manage all aspects of these events to:
• Set the stage.
• Facilitate the story exchange.
• Record, distribute & archive the stories.
• Create opportunities for follow-up.
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Benefits
Storysharing activities create change because they:
• Enable authentic participation for those affected by change.
• Broaden the distribution & use of existing expertise.
• Build community.
• Create space for collaboration.
• Invite innovation.
• Celebrate successes.
• Recognize & value story-sharers.
Read about some of our past work here.
Storysharing
Creating change requires (among other things) a willingness to share power.
You can't "do" change to someone. People consciously or unconsciously "choose" to engage in change. And they typically will not "choose" to change when they feel that they lack control over the change process and its impact on them.
Creating change requires (among other things) a willingness to share power.
You can't "do" change to someone. People consciously or unconsciously "choose" to engage in change. And they typically will not "choose" to change when they feel that they lack control over the change process and its impact on them.
Encouraging participation
Current trends in organizational storytelling focus primarily on helping leaders and bosses tell their own stories, creating a passive, top-down story culture.
Current trends in organizational storytelling focus primarily on helping leaders and bosses tell their own stories, creating a passive, top-down story culture.
