by on April 11th, 2013

#storyFORMs in York: An open workshop

An evolving documentation of the first open workshop on the #storyFORMs tool for finding, shaping and sharing stories in business and organisational contexts. Participants described the workshop as: brilliant, fab, fascinating, insightful. Glimpse the experience through the Storify article, to learn why.

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by on January 31st, 2013

Taking Time To Think: Ruth McCarthy’s story

Elsewhere I have written about the power of stories to make an abstract idea concrete, the power of stories to connect with people.

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by on September 26th, 2012

Being Aunt Kay: A parable for business people about putting the customer first

James Ramsey commented that StoryFORMs and its focus on a hero outside yourself has changed how he and his wife think about change. This put me in mind of a story….

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by on September 25th, 2012

Audience feedback

Twitter conversation initiated by NWAFoodie

In July, I launched StoryFORMs in the USA. The audience numbered well into the 100s, mostly executives working in shoppers insights or category management in American retail companies. More or less two months later to the day, my topic appeared in a Twitter stream.

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by on August 22nd, 2012

A new collaboration: Fostering better online conversations

Online presence can be authentic and genuine. Much as I love working face-to-face, online conversations can be as enriching and as tangible. To help people build authentic online voices that resonate and connect fruitfully, we’re beginning to collaborate with a pioneer in the young field of Digital Identities.

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by on August 7th, 2012

StoryFORMs’ StoryFORM

I’ve been excited and (to be honest) touched by people’s responses to StoryFORMs. Here’s a snapshot of the highlights. And here’s to our changing things just by doing something different!

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