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In the West, plot is commonly thought to revolve around conflict: a confrontation between two or more elements, in which one ultimately dominates the other. The standard three- and five-act plot... (holy guac, this is an awesome article!
Now here's a fascinating 'shake 'em up" article about storytelling and conflict.
The basic premis is that in storytelling -- and in biz storytelling -- we are told conflict is absolutely necessary to have to be successful. This article says "Maybe not."
The author, who is not named, talks about Western and non-western story models. In the end, not all stories need to be about conflict.
Just like all stories don't need to be about a hero (shock, gasp! But it is true).
They can instead be about contrast and exploration. Stories can be about community instead of a lone hero.
So this article is just a reminder to get out of our storytelling straightjackets and our western myopia.
It gets me thinking about my own biz stories. Do I have any that DO NOT contain conflict? Surprise surprise -- yes. And I could craft them to be even more compelling by not getting sucked into adding conflict.
Hmmmm -- now that's food for thought and a fun thing to play with!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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Now here's a fascinating 'shake 'em up" article about storytelling and conflict.
The basic premis is that in storytelling -- and in biz storytelling -- we are told conflict is absolutely necessary to have to be successful. This article says "Maybe not."
The author, who is not named, talks about Western and non-western story models. In the end, not all stories need to be about conflict.
Just like all stories don't need to be about a hero (shock, gasp! But it is true).
They can instead be about contrast and exploration. Stories can be about community instead of a lone hero.
So this article is just a reminder to get out of our storytelling straightjackets and our western myopia.
It gets me thinking about my own biz stories. Do I have any that DO NOT contain conflict? Surprise surprise -- yes. And I could craft them to be even more compelling by not getting sucked into adding conflict.
Hmmmm -- now that's food for thought and a fun thing to play with!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it