Home is Where The Food Is
“Home is Where The Food Is” is an animated short film made by Jody Kramer for the 100 Mile Diet Society in Vancouver, BC. It follows every ingredient of a delicious and simple meal to its source. It’s a story wonderfully told, and a story of collaboration.
This film was shown as part of Food Matters [...]
Magical moments in story telling and collaboration at TED India
I just watched three presentations from TED India, held earlier this month. Presentations from that conference are just now being released to the world. There are more to choose from. All of these videotaped presentations are under 20 minutes in length. They are the highest quality. Each tells a story. Each tells it in a [...]
Including the “gutter” will help authenticate your organization’s story
Scott McCloud understands what makes comics tick. He’s gained that insight through his work as a comic artist, and his ongoing exploration into the “why” comics work. I’ve read a couple of his books Understanding Comics (his best known book – and which I highly recommend) and Re-inventing Comics. His storytelling has shifted to the [...]
Some low-cost data visualization tools that can enhance your story telling
We know a good story can give momentum to a vision or idea. I previously posted here on the utility of data visualization as a way to improve your story telling. This week I learnt more about data visualization tools from A Consumer’s Guide to Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools, and tried out a couple of [...]
The Soloist: A story about good intentions, letting go, and other important things
A few days ago, I saw The Soloist; a fascinating movie about friendship, mental illness, music, family, homelessness, community dysfunction, and more. This movie engaged me on a number of personal fronts, including conflict management, music, and community building. One way it especially touched me was that it reminded me that even though we [...]
Crowdsourcing: A viable approach for building your organization’s storytelling capacity?
In my post last week I talked about Cloud computing, and new ways organizations are using external service providers to address their computer application needs. How does storytelling fit into that mix? Given stories can be one of your organization’s most important knowledge assets, what new opportunity is “out there” for building your storytelling capacity? [...]
The look, feel and sounds of a great collaboration
Jon Hendricks is coming to town and I’m excited. Inspirational models for collaboration come from many sources. For me, one of those places is the world of music. Over 50 years ago, Hendricks founded and created Lambert Hendricks & Ross, the “greatest jazz vocal group ever to perform on the Planet Earth”. He is [...]
Data visualization: Another good way to tell your organization’s story
A good story can give momentum to a vision or idea. One of the ways a story can do that is by making connections, and drawing relationships, between different events. To feel connected, to belong, are basic human needs. Maybe that’s why we perk up when new connections, our relationships to others, are revealed to [...]
The power of a story told well
I love a well-told story. And when the story itself has clout, even better. A good story, supported by creative storytelling, can move us from a place of “compliance” to a place of “commitment”. By-and-large, storytelling is a missed opportunity for organizations.
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