Categories
metaphor myth narrative storytelling

The edge of the village

Once there was, and once there was not that a traveler arrived at the outskirts of a village where he saw an old man sitting on a rock. ‘What kind of people live in this village?’ Asked the traveller. ‘First, tell me where have you come from and what were the people like there?’ Answered […]

Categories
consciousness creativity innovation metaphor narrative narrative medicine thinking skills workshop

Consciousness Science Workshop

What is consciousness? How does it work? Can consciousness be expanded? This facilitated workshop allows you to experiment with mind tools that allow reflection on the most human and mysterious of experiences; the awareness of your awareness in what is called “the ever-present now”. The problem with consciousness is that it is used to reflect […]

Categories
myth narrative narrative medicine storytelling

The meaning of Myth

A number of thinkers from widely differing fields have studied and commented on myths and legends. Here is a sampling of their observations: Views: 6

Categories
african dilemma tale narrative narrative medicine teaching story

Healing, Change and Storytelling

“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease” Voltaire (1694 – 1778) Narrative medicine is not something you’ll easily find on the ‘net and if you do, information is sparse. But would it surprise you to know that the techniques employed by both Western allopathic medicine and African traditional healers […]

Categories
african dilemma tale change management creativity edutainment narrative storytelling teaching story thinking skills

A tale of exotic ducks : supporting complex change

This story was developed for a large organisation that had, at the time, a number of IT outsource partners that needed to work together more efficiently within the same infrastructure. Everyone had a very different view of “what was going on” and there were frequent conflicts and system problems. Rationalisation and downsizing was in the […]

Categories
consciousness creativity edutainment innovation narrative narrative medicine

The power of narrative in edutainment

The advertising industry has known for a long time that education (changing behaviour) and entertainment can be combined into a powerful propaganda tool. This is education, not through repetition, but through intensity of experience – not by rote but by rite. Edutainment is a combination of the concepts of education and entertainment. It refers to […]