Category Archives: Narrative Mapping,

Welcome to the 118th Congress. What a show!  And what amazing timing. Two years to the night, the members meet to empanel a new Congress as their way of remembering the January 6th, 2021 attempt to disrupt the orderly transfer … Continue reading →

“So this is Christmas”.….sings John Lennon, in the anthem of our season. So what? Many might say. But it might be worth trying to recapture the event before it became a song or a carol. O Little Town of Bethlehem… … Continue reading →

One of the nation’s largest therapy conferences happens annually in Washington DC. This year, the first in person for two years, the theme was “Meeting the Moment.” At first sight, I thought, “Yes” that is a great theme. How are we meeting … Continue reading →

I wrote to say I would gladly offer an introductory session on Narrative Design, and draw from my recent book on how dealing with the pandemic and its aftermath  is a perfect case study for applying some of these practices. … Continue reading →

 The principles of narrative design (POND) that are outlined in our new storywise book  https://ourstoriesriseup.com/ describe the mutually re-enforcing cycle of- 1.experience to 2.story and 2. story to 3. memory. We have an impactful experience- Our first child speaks for … Continue reading →

The world of work is made of boards and bricks, but The world of meaning is built of stories, a billion miles thick. The first relies on strong material means. The second relies only on meaning and on memes.  Why … Continue reading →

For 25 years we has been teaching people to do three things 1- Recognize that Stories have power 2- Understand their real affects in  shaping our identity, destiny and community 3- Knowing 1. and 2, to Act more effectively dealing … Continue reading →

The coach was well experienced and ready to lead the group. Let us first thank Mother Earth for birthing us, and let us thank Mother Heaven for earthing us. Let us acknowledge the four winds and the 4 ancestors and … Continue reading →

The lessons of history are that people do not learn the lessons of history. And even if these same lessons quoted, by chapter and verse, are proved over time to be totally wrong, and that the history we cite to … Continue reading →

If you think showing up in war torn Kyiv is a brave act of solidarity, you might also be wondering like I am that it is fast becoming also an act of media celebrity. Jill Biden was there over the … Continue reading →