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Everyday stories hold great insight
If you’ve visited this space at all before, you’ll know that I believe the stories we tell of our lives hold vast riches of information–and that information can be used to inform decisions on strategy,...
View ArticleThe value of not caring in the workplace
I was with a company that went through lots of changes through its early history–many of them good changes. High growth, successful IPO, ultimately getting acquired for a huge sum. And of course some...
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Twitter and "Every Minute Accounted For"
I’ve been using Twitter for the last several weeks and I find it interesting, though I’m not yet at the point where I see breakthrough applications for it. They may be out there; I’m just not...
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"Once Upon a Nation" teaches history through storytelling
My family went to Philadelphia for the US Independence Day weekend. Among other activities, we visited thirteen storytelling benches arrayed around the historic district. At these locations,...
View ArticleWhat in hell do stories have to do with innovation?
Regular readers may be tiring of the constant barrage of story-related posts, or at minimum be trying to figure out how they relate to the title of this blog. Here are some words that I hope tie it...
View ArticlePower of story
For men (this one anyway), sports stories are incredibly resonant. Just saw this Visa advertisement about the Derek Redmond story from the 1992 Olympics. I remember seeing that live. It still made me...
View ArticleIn search of Postal Buddy – the power of the negative story
Once at EDS, way back when, I worked on a really big proposal. It was one of those that got you to Hawaii if you were successful, and we were, and so I spent a memorable week in Maui. When we were...
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Your voices needed to help a worthy project
Can the sharing of stories bring a community together? It worked in the olden days, but has become a lost art in the age of television, internet, and videogames. Robert Putnam’s book “Bowling Alone”...
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"Sesame Street simple" communication with a story
My first reaction to this Bob Sutton post–”Sesame Street Simple: A.G. Lafley’s Leadership Philosophy“–was a slight recoil. Perhaps because I thought we had tapped out on learning from A.G. Lafley...
View ArticleGetting out the stories of Burmese prisoners–an heroic feat
George Packer’s Interesting Times blog from The New Yorker yesterday discussed Human Rights Watch’s honoring of a Burmese hero, Bo Kyi. Mr. Kyi had been held as a prisoner by the Burmese government,...
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