podcast - mary-alice arthur on stories

A further podcast on stories with Mary-Alice Arthur in New Zealand.

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Show Notes:
00:00 - Mary-Alice meets storytelling @ Glistening Waters
03:00 - Leader as Storyteller as Megatrend
04:00 - 4 Million Dreams in New Zealand
05:00 - 9/11 as one catalyst
05:30 - Appreciative Inquiry as a response
07:00 - Personal & national dreams
07:30 - Youthconnect
08:00 - "Not just one thing to do"
11:00 - What does a conversation sound like as a drumbeat?
13:00 - The Paua Shell
15:50 - Hoberman Sphere

podcast - story (2) - tony quinlan, geoff mead & ron donaldson

I joined Tony Quinlan, Geoff Mead (Centre for Narrative Leadership) & Ron Donaldson for a discussion on stories

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00:00 - Tony tells us the one about Joseph Campbell & the IBM manufacturing plant
03:15 - Geoff Mead tells us the one about the conference & the storytellers
05:45 - Ron Donaldson tells us the one about English Nature
07:50 - Stories need space (& time)
09:30 - The simplest story can be the most effective: Geoff & the wet Wednesday in Nottingham
11:45 - Metaphors: Tony with the anthill & the meteor
14:30 - Ron with the twice washing of the sand
19:30 - Tony tells us about the new leader
21:00 - Ron tells us about story circles
22:00 - Geoff tells us about leading as a verb
24:00 - Leadership as contextual and worst practice
25:30 - Stories as triangulation
27:00 - Stories as cultural glue
27:30 - Oxytocin, laughter & bonding
28:45 - Story not necessarily benign
29:00 - Overcoming divisions

podcast - madelyn blair & shawn callahan on storywork

I had the pleasure of discussing storywork with Madelyn Blair & Shawn Callahan this morning. Madelyn & Shawn set up the Ning Worldwide Story Work group and Madelyn is also involved with the Golden Fleece group. Enjoy!

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Show Notes:
00:00 - Introductions: Madelyn & Shawn's first introduction to storywork.
04:00 - Stories that stick in your mind: Madelyn's story of the Swedish ambassador, the mosque & the stone.
06:00 - Shawn distinguishes between storylistening & storytelling.
08:30 - "Storytelling" as a bit overwhelming vs things that you do everyday.
11:15 - The use of objects in storytelling - Madelyn applies this to mission statements.
13:00 - The importance of context & duckus duckus.
16:00 - Getting different groups to talk.
18:10 - Scientific papers as mystery stories.