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True or False? Pay Attention to Structure to Tell if a Story is Made Up

True or False? Pay Attention to Structure to Tell if a Story is Made Up | Just Story It | Scoop.it
From lifehacker.com - November 12, 2012 4:10 PM

"Psychologists and psychotherapists have long relied on the power of narrative storytelling to help their patients make sense of their world. In fact, it's been said that we are our narratives. For evidence that this may be true, pay attention to how people shape their stories about themselves. As it turns out, there is a big difference between the way we narrate events that have really happened to us and those we've invented."

 

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Love this article! We now have a storytelling lie detector kit. As storytelling rises in popularity in a whole host of business applications, keeping our antenna sharp for fabrications is going to be important.


Remember these 'tells' and let's keep on focusing on authenticity.


Thanks Gregg Morris @greggvm for finding and sharing this article!


This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it 


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East Palo Alto adds personal touch to planning process by asking residents to tell their stories

East Palo Alto adds personal touch to planning process by asking residents to tell their stories | Just Story It | Scoop.it
From peninsulapress.com - January 16, 12:53 PM
As they draft a new Comprehensive General Plan, East Palo Alto officials are collecting oral histories of residents — a process praised as a novel approach to…
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Love this story! It's about a city using the power of storytelling to chart their future. Hooray!


Don't you wish more organizations -- whether businesses, nonprofits, or governments -- would do the same? I know everyone's experience would be much richer with better outcomes, too.


My only little criticism of the process the City of East Palo Alto is using are the questions they are asking. They are OK. But if they reaslly wanted stories they would be using story prompts to make sure they really heard stories. The questions they are now using will get them information or opinions and maybe not stories.


Instead of asking, "How do you make use of the city's parks?" they could ask, "Tell me about some of the best times you've had in the city's parks..."  The first question gets you information like, "We go picnicing, we use the playground, I like running in the park..."


If you ask the second question you actually get a very rich story that tells you more. "I really like to run in the park every morning. The scenery is beautiful and I like how the city replants its flowers each season so the park is constantly changing and pleasant to be in. I run with my buddies. It is easy to find parking and we can hang out at the picnic tables afterward."


You get the idea. We now have meaningful experiences to help guide decision-making about plant maintenance, parking facilities, places to congregate, etc. that we never would have gotten by asking the first information-based question.


So if you plan to do something similar in your organization, focus on the "Art of the Question" and investigate story prompts and the Appreciative Inquiry process for more help.


Many thanks to fellow curator Bill Palladino @LocalEconGuy for sending this article my way!


This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it

Tribe Pictures's curator insight, January 16, 2:26 PM

Story telling makes for good city planning
Karen Dietz's comment, January 17, 4:30 PM
It certainly does! And it is a much more rewarding experience for all involved.
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