Our Recent Stories.
We love talking all things story. Here’s some of what we’ve been talking about lately.
Natasha Giraudie: Short Films, Big Impact
From the StoryU Live archives: Natasha Giraudie, Micro-Documentaries. Advancing your movement by producing bite-size, poignant, inspiring video content. As social innovators, you have the best stories to tell and you understand the power of short films.
Adventure begins outside your comfort zone
I gave up the lease on my house, sold nearly all of my belongings, put the remainder in storage, and started driving north. Everything fits in two suitcases. Thus began my life as a Global Nomad.
3 of the Most Common Struggles of Telling Your Own Story (And How to Rise Above Them)
Storytelling is the alchemy of the mind and the heart. Rationality and feel meet and mix in a good story, but they also benefit from one another. Mind-matter loses its hardness when mixed with emotion. And feel, sometimes flimsy or overly indulgent, finds firmness and strength from reason. Story brings
StoryU: A New Community For Learning
I love to learn. You probably do too. I’ve always been curious about…well, everything. Except…school sucked. The Swiss aren’t exactly known for their creative mojo. Structure, efficiency, cheese-making, yes. Playfulness and imagination, not so much. School was a stifling experience. It was never quite abusive or mean. It was just…
Our Home Is An Exploratorium
Have you ever heard of the “curiosity cabinet”? These were elaborate glass and wood displays assembled by 19th century explorers. Inside were their favorite artifacts, talismans, and curios from vast adventures around the world. Each object held a story, a lesson, an insight. An invitation to the idea that the world
The New Business Case For Storytelling
Context + Perception = Value Things change, and they change fast. And in this environment of flux, leaders have an important job: to paint the picture and frame the bigger conversation. You take for granted what everybody else most wants and needs to know. Your staff, don’t have the same
5 Learnings From Strategic Narratives Workshop
Imagine if you could get 90% of the room on your side in the first 5 minutes of presenting your product vision.
World Storytelling Day: The Land of Upside Down
The greatest storyteller ever known is my grandpa Arkie. He’s been a storytelling tour de force for as long as I can remember (he just turned 99 last week!). As a canned soup salesman and entrepreneur, he lived off his
10 Inspiring Resources to Ignite Social Change Storytelling
Today’s world is abuzz with change. And as a change-maker and innovator working to make the world a better place, you’re being called on to step out in a bold way. To share your voice, your message. In fact, we’re
An Insider’s Look: Our Vision and Roadmap + 2016 Year in Review
Looking at Get Storied’s priorities for 2017 (and beyond), we continue to carry an ambitious vision and mission — to teach the world how to think in narrative. To transform business education. To empower the innovators, change-makers, and disruptors who are inventing the future.
You are a Storyteller, and You Have a Story Worth Telling.
“I want to study engineering at MIT. I’ve still got two years until I graduate high school, so I’m trying to learn everything I can… I can write the perfect essay telling you how to make cables, but I still
The Resume Is Dead, The Bio Is King
If you’re a designer, entrepreneur, or creative — you probably haven’t been asked for your resume in a long time. Instead, people Google you — and quickly assess your talents based on your website, portfolio, and social media profiles.