Organizational Storytelling
One of the joys of living in the DC metro area is access to the Smithsonian programs. Last week I attended a day-long seminar on organizational story-telling.
Storytelling is one of the most enduring ways to transfer knowledge, within an organization and without. Vibrant characters, funny punchlines, memorable morals all combine to create and perpetuate stories that carry knowledge.
Here are some of the resources they mentioned:
Steve Denning, author of “The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling”.
http://www.stevedenning.com/
Annette Simmons, author of “The Story Factor”
Tons of free articles, book excerpts, work sheets:
http://www.groupprocessconsulting.com/
Great excerpt from book:
http://www.storytellingcenter.net/resources/articles/simmons.htm
One of the organizers:
Golden Fleece, Storytelling in organizations
http://www.storyatwork.org/
Two more speakers came from the Center for Narrative Studies:
http://www.storywise.com/
Another collection I’ve found:
http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~brooks/storybiz/storytelling-business.html
It was a great day. //Diane