2023
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The open source PNI Practicum courses are ready to go
Hello everybody. My free and open-source PNI Practicum courses are finally ready for you to use. As of today, any interested group can download the materials, form a cohort, schedule some meetings, and get started. The courses now require a minimum cohort of at least seven people, at least one of whom is comfortable facilitating… Read more
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The PNI Practicum is free, and I’m looking for a job
Okay, folks, it’s time for my biennial “well, that didn’t work” blog post. I have been attempting to make a living as an independent consultant and author for about 22 years. Sometimes my work has brought in an income, and sometimes it hasn’t. Granted, for a large portion of that time I was working various… Read more
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Two weeks until the PNI Practicum
There are still two weeks left to sign up for a PNI Practicum course! The next round of courses will begin (if enough people sign up) on 5 and 7 September 2023. Here I am answering another question people often have about participatory narrative inquiry. Join us in a PNI Practicum course and learn how… Read more
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Three weeks until the PNI Practicum
Hello again good people of the internet. My next PNI Practicum courses start on 5 and 7 September 2023. Here I am answering a common question about the PNI Practicum: who is it for? No new signups this week, but there are still three weeks to go! If I get enough signups to run these… Read more
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Four weeks until the PNI Practicum
Good news! As of this moment, ten people have indicated a strong interest in taking one of my September PNI Practicum courses (which start on 5 and 7 September 2023). I cannot yet promise that the courses will happen, but I can definitely say that it is looking increasingly likely. Here I am explaining what… Read more
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Five weeks until the PNI Practicum
(The title of this blog post is not correct. I started posting these videos only on LinkedIn, but decided on the third week to post in both places at once.) Hello good people of the internet. My next PNI Practicum courses start on 5 and 7 September 2023. In preparation, here I am answering another… Read more
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Getting ready for the next PNI Practicum Courses
Hello good people of the internet. My next PNI Practicum courses start on 5 and 7 September 2023. I rarely promote my work, but if I want to give these courses, I had better find people who want to take them. So I am posting new FAQ and testimonial videos once a week until September,… Read more
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My next courses will begin in September, not July
Please excuse me while I learn how to run international online courses. After much feedback, I have decided to move my next set of PNI Practicum courses to begin in September instead of July. This is mainly to accommodate the many people who don’t work (or work much) during some or most of July and… Read more
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New course and book developments
I have updates for you. Working with Stories is changing I spent most of 2022 writing materials for my new PNI Practicum courses (about which more below). Both of these resources have been appreciated by my students. However, I don’t want to keep them behind a paywall. It’s not how I do things. So this… Read more
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Here I am talking to Madelyn Blair about stories
Hey everybody. Recently I had a wonderful conversation with Madelyn Blair, one of my role models in getting out there and doing things in the world. It was about stories and working with them, and it was part of an episode of her Unlocked TV show. (Watch out, the music starts suddenly. Made me jump.)… Read more
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I Made a Story Journal
I like to watch YouTube videos in which people do things I like to do – woodworking, photography, crochet – so I can learn. Lately I’ve noticed an interesting trend. People keep giving their videos titles that are condensed stories, like “I Built a Cabin” or “That Rescue Turned Out Differently than I Expected” or… Read more