Archive for March, 2010
A beautifully told strategic story from ASICS
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Leadership Posts, Strategy
Every company wants to tell a compelling strategic story that conveys the essence of what they’re about. If it’s a success their customers and employees …
Read MoreDeath, Sex and Children at Risk
I’ve just found Garr Reynold’s recent post on stories and experience. He makes the good point that people remember stories because they convey emotions, which …
Read MoreInfluencing change using stories
In late February and early March we ran workshops in Melbourne and Sydney with Kevin Bishop from the UK. The workshops focussed on Influencing Change …
Read MoreOrigins – Asia Pacific Business Narrative Conference 2010 – Call for Case Studies
part of The Singapore International Storytelling Festival 6-8 September, Singapore Call for Case Studies In early 2009 we (Patrick Lambe and I) wanted to see …
Read MoreResearch shows that stories create personal motivation and increase productivity
The second Tuesday of every second month the Strathmore Unicorns Junior Basketball Club’s committee meets. I’m the club Secretary and last Tuesday we were discussing …
Read MoreTheStoryTest Results
Congratulations on doing TheStoryTest—and if you haven’t done it, reading this blog post now is tantamount to cheating—shame on you 🙂 Here are the quick …
Read MoreEndings are important for how we remember experiences
Daniel Kahneman, the founder of behavioural economics and winner of the Nobel prize in Economics, tell this story in a recent TED talk. A friend …
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