March 2011
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Stories of definition
A few weeks ago I realized a mistake I had been making and corrected it. You may be interested to hear about both the mistake and the correction. If you have followed Kathy Hansen‘s wonderful series of interviews with people who work in the story area, you will have noticed the wildly varying answers to… Read more
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Context as trap and tool
So I’m looking at an old copy of National Geographic a few weeks ago and I see an advertisement that makes me ponder. And ponder. And write. Two guys holding things The advertisement strongly featured two photographs. Here is the first. Being a visual person, my eyes immediately went to the photographs, and right away… Read more
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Narrative inquiry without the participation
A colleague recently told me about a DARPA-sponsored workshop that was to take place in Washington, D.C. on the 28th of February (a date that has come and gone) to explore new directions for work on story for national defense. The description of the project sounded similar to the DARPA project I worked on from… Read more
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From garment to fiber in story work (part two)
This is the second part in a two-part blog post reflecting on stories and story work through the lens of a journey through the world of textile crafts. You probably need to read the first part first to understand what follows. DIY story world What is the narrative equivalent of sewing your own clothes, weaving… Read more
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From garment to fiber in story work (part one)
Here as usual is a perambulatory rumination on matters obliquely yet genuinely connected with organisational and community narrative. As always I beg your patience in seeing how it all fits together. An ever deeper journey I have been studying historical architecture for the past few months together with my seven-year-old son, and as part of… Read more