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Want Success? Know Business Storytelling's Dirty Little Secret

Want Success? Know Business Storytelling's Dirty Little Secret | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
Most leaders and companies are only going to be mildly successful with
storytelling. Results are lackluster or don't last. Sometimes it results in
"Oh, we tried that here. It didn't work." Find out why and what to do about
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Your Leadership, Storytelling and The Power of Meaning

Your Leadership, Storytelling and The Power of Meaning | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it

What makes life meaningful for you?

Writer Emily Esfahani Smith has dedicated her latest book to answering that question, and an entire chapter to the role of storytelling. She interviewed our Artistic Director, Catherine Burns, to learn about the story crafting process.

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#Storytelling And The Anthropology of Collective Joy

#Storytelling And The Anthropology of Collective Joy | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
In these days of social, political, and ecological gloom, it's easy to become cynical. Everyday we are bombarded with news of racial prejudice
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Biz #Storytelling Truth: Don't Tell Or Believe A Single Story

Biz #Storytelling Truth: Don't Tell Or Believe A Single Story | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
I was a graduate student at Brandeis University and grades had just come out. A classmate walked over to me. "I never thought a Mexican would beat me i
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Yikes! Avoid this business #storytelling trap at all costs

Yikes! Avoid this business #storytelling trap at all costs | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
I recently attended the Association For Talent Development (ATD) convention in Denver. To say the least, it is a marvelous convention for business trainers, professional speakers, and workshop moderators. I was especially impressed with the fact that there were 14 talks given on how to use storytelling as a presentation tool for management, sales, training and recruiting. However, from what I was able to discern, the primary purpose behind many of these talks was to promote storytelling’s ability to entertain an audience.
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Biz #Storytelling success: the importance of long term thinking

Biz #Storytelling success: the importance of long term thinking | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
Over the past few years I’ve been involved in quite a few different storytelling projects. Some of them have been in the corporate field – helping companies tell the stories of the products, projects or people in ways that reflect the values and principles of said company. Increasingly I’ve also been happy to try to…
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#Storytelling, Listening, and Narrative Interviewing

#Storytelling, Listening, and Narrative Interviewing | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
I've been lucky enough to spend three days in the company of Thaler Pekar and I wanted to share a small slice of rich insight from our first dinner conversation. It's about sadness and narrative
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Some #Storytelling Today: Hate Is Louder Than Love. Change It

Some #Storytelling Today: Hate Is Louder Than Love. Change It | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it

"I heard someone say recently, 'hate is louder than love.' And there is truth to that. But when intolerance, fear, and xenophobia are on the march, when the hate can feel deafening...we are going to keep working with every cell of our beings to turn up the volume on love." -Dave Isay

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The Best Articles On Why Biz #Storytelling Works

The Best Articles On Why Biz #Storytelling Works | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
When you meet someone for the first time or reconnect with an old friend or go to a dinner party what takes place? Think of any situation where you are interacting with others. We share an anecdote…
Everett Bowes's curator insight, March 9, 2017 8:16 AM

Here is a fab post that list 7 little known -- but very powerful -- articles on why business storytelling works. Each post has its own unique perspective from different fields. Taken together it's a treasure trove.

 

Enjoy digging into these posts and keeping them handy. I know I learned a few things while reading them.

 

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

Charlie Dare's curator insight, March 28, 2017 6:55 AM
Could it help artists sell anything ?Here is a fab post that list 7 little known -- but very powerful -- articles on why business storytelling works. Each post has its own unique perspective from different fields. Taken together it's a treasure trove. Enjoy digging into these posts and keeping them handy. I know I learned a few things while reading them.
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The 6 C's of #Storytelling Success To Tell a Story Worth Repeating

The 6 C's of #Storytelling Success To Tell a Story Worth Repeating | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
The power of storytelling is all around us and has never been more popular or more important. Storytelling is part of all aspects of our lives, whether it’s a story we
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Intel's #Storytelling: Narratives That Go Beyond Chips

Intel's #Storytelling: Narratives That Go Beyond Chips | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
Intel’s internal advertising group and video and digital studio have produced a slew of original content that shows some incredible ways innovators are using its technology.
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#Storytelling: What Stories NOT To Tell

#Storytelling: What Stories NOT To Tell | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
Lin-Manuel Miranda gives a master class in storytelling every night on the stage of the musical "Hamilton". He went into more depth on his thinking a
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The Good, Bad, and the Ugly: A Manifesto for #Storytelling + Virtual Reality

The Good, Bad, and the Ugly: A Manifesto for #Storytelling + Virtual Reality | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
“I can’t wait to see the art that people make with this.” Those were the first words from my friend Ryan after spending ten minutes in virtual reality. He’d just... read more
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#Storytelling via Sherlock Holmes w/ 4 Collaborative Design Elements

#Storytelling via Sherlock Holmes w/ 4 Collaborative Design Elements | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
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The Phenomenon of Humans of New York: #Storytelling Ethics?

The Phenomenon of Humans of New York: #Storytelling Ethics? | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it

"This raises the question: is it exploitative for someone to become popular at the hands of sometimes-marginalized groups? I will touch upon Stanton’s systems of compensation and charity, but that does not take away from the general unsettling nature of sharing one’s stories, particularly for marginalized individuals, and not having a direct, uniform source of tangible compensation for every person."

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Is #Business #Storytelling A Natural Talent or Acquired Skill?

Is #Business #Storytelling A Natural Talent or Acquired Skill? | Business Improvement and Social media | Scoop.it
At the start of our Storytelling for Leaders® programs, we always ask the question ‘who thinks they are a storyteller?’ Very few people raise their hands.
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