Storytelling

"I can't think of a good story to tell." Sound familiar? It's a response I get every time I teach storytelling. And my most recent workshop with the Fraser Basin Council was no exception. The young leaders I was working with were doing incredible work in their communities to tackle

We're all in the business of narrative change. Whether we're trying to cut greenhouse gas emissions, build a stronger team at work or just lose five pounds – what we're really trying to do is replace the stories that control our current culture and behaviour with stories that inspire us to

One question that came up in last week's group storytelling workshop was – who should be the hero of my story? It's one of the most important decisions you'll make when designing your story, as it will determine whether your audience chooses to pay attention or not. So, as part of

When I first started pitching my own documentary stories to producers, I got a lot of rejections. Not because the topics weren't interesting, but because my pitches weren't about people. I wanted to tell stories about big issues like mercury pollution and landslides. But the producers always insisted that I