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• 2024-02-23

  New paper, new network name

  Hey everybody. I wanted to tell you about a new paper on Participatory Narrative Inquiry that has just come out. Written mostly by my colleague Rachel Colla (though I helped a little), the paper makes a strong case for the use of PNI in Wellbeing Research. I was so impressed by how Rachel pulled together… Read more

• 2018-10-25

  Guest post – Before anything, storytelling is a conversation

  Readers: I don’t think I’ve ever done this before, but I’d like to do it more often. This post was written by Juan Manuel Rodríguez Bocanegra of the Haki Storytelling blog. I am sure that you will find Juan Manuel’s insights valuable. Last year, I contacted Cynthia Kurtz and asked her to be a guest… Read more

• 2016-09-14

  Liminal Thinking

  So about a year and a half ago, Harold Jarche introduced me to Dave Gray, whom he met at a conference. Dave was writing a book about agility; Harold told him about my work; Dave wanted to talk. He was interviewing lots of people for his book. I said yes, and thus began a fascinating… Read more

• 2015-12-30

  It’s a great big box of chocolates (Circle of the 9 Muses)

  I just now posted this review on Amazon.com. It’s about David Hutchens’ new book about stories in organizations, Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers. I first heard about David’s book project two years ago, and I’ve been an enthusiastic supporter ever since. I’m excited to see how… Read more

• 2013-08-27

  Getting to priceless (the Mistake Bank book)

  I’d like to start this post by owning up to a mistake. When John Caddell published his excellent book The Mistake Bank a few months back, I promised him I would post a comprehensive review here and on amazon.com. But my level of frustration at my own book being really and truly nearly done led… Read more

• 2013-01-22

  The Mistake Bank book

  Hey everybody, John Caddell’s Mistake Bank project, about which I’ve written here before, has swung into high gear in the final days of getting it out as an awesome book, with a Kickstarter campaign. Drop everything and go get your advance copy! The book is called The Mistake Bank: How to Succeed by Forgiving Your… Read more

• 2010-09-16

  George Williams

  I was saddened today to hear that George Williams had recently passed away. George was one of my advisors at Stony Brook and a big influence on me. When I say I’m a slow thinker and proud of it, I always think of George. I used to sit with him in his office, pose questions,… Read more

• 2010-03-12

  Gems: Studying Those Who Study Us

  Here I begin another series of blog posts, this time on resources I’ve found (mainly books) that have been so useful to my understanding of organizational and community narrative as to call them “gems.” As usual it’s far too long, and again I beg your tolerance. Cases and stories When people start exploring what has… Read more