It’s often said that humans are hard-wired for story; that we learn and communicate through the code and language of stories. Some say that the capability for story learning is in our DNA. Yet for all this talk about “wiring”…
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Why I Want a Computer to Tell Me a Story.
Tagged with: artificial intelligence, computer, little red rding hood, Lotzi Bölöni, New Scientist, Story, xapagy
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Story
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Story
All I Really Need to Know I Learned When I Failed
At the Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac Growth Venture program on Thursday evening, I facilitated a workshop for developing a story-based strategy to brand and grow businesses. The entrepreneurs had a range of backgrounds and experience levels that they shared through…
Tagged with: failure, FastTrac, Growth Venture, Kauffman Foundation, learning, resilience, Story, storybank
Posted in Communication, Leadership, Learning, Story
Posted in Communication, Leadership, Learning, Story
Struggling With a Problem? Try This Simple Creativity Technique
While his young students were busy solving the puzzles and challenges he gave them, Tony McCaffrey was deconstructing another question: What is creativity and how can it be learned? “I was an elementary school teacher for several years, and I…
Tagged with: Creativity, e-design, features, GPT, innovation, Story, Tony McCaffrey, Umass
Posted in Creativity, Learning
Posted in Creativity, Learning
Your Storytelling Left Brain: The Idea Interpreter
Have you ever noticed that people tend to discount information that conflicts with their past experience? Why is it so hard to motivate people to change, even when there’s a clear pattern of evidence to support your point? Chances are,…
Tagged with: gazzaniga, interpreter, leadership, left brain, persuade, Story
Posted in Learning, Story
Posted in Learning, Story
Stories: More Than Mountaintops
Some clients doubt their own ability to use stories in their communication repertoire because they equate storytelling primarily with famous speechmakers like Dr. Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, and Winston Churchill. They hear top story practitioners and exclaim, “What great…
Tagged with: Communication, leadership, organization, Sales, Story
Posted in Communication, Learning, Sales, Story
Posted in Communication, Learning, Sales, Story
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Aizuchi Playbook: Build Your Brand with Stories!
