Storytelling is not just a communication tool but a fundamental aspect of human interaction and understanding. By harnessing the power of narratives, organizations can create a shared sense of purpose, motivate employees, engage customers, and ultimately achieve greater success. To create powerful narratives for organizational change and success, it is important to: Views: 91
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Traditionally a strategic plan is a document-based creation of leadership, exco and senior management that is “brought down from the mountain” to be implemented throughout the organisation, mainly by people who haven’t been consulted or engaged in the process. This ‘trickle-down’ approach often becomes a source of conflict and frustration because the only power held […]
The Art and Science of Change explores change and transformation as complex, multifaceted phenomena that are constant and inevitable in both personal and organizational life. Change is defined as an alteration or transition, while transformation implies a more profound and fundamental shift in identity and self-worth. Effectively managing these processes requires a multidisciplinary approach, integrating […]
Designed specifically to up your game, the change management masterclass is designed for change management practitioners with 2 or more years’ experience in the field who want to develop deep knowledge and know-how in the field. The Change Management Masterclass covers key topic areas such as: Views: 46
We may as well ask “why do people read newspapers?”, or “why do people watch television?” Somewhere in our DNA there’s a compelling vibrating strand asking so be told a story, because stories help us to survive and experience happiness. For as long as human beings have had language, children have learnt about hunting, travelling, […]
Discover Your Story: Are you ready to captain your own ship? In a world changing faster than ever before, your greatest asset isn’t just knowledge – it’s your mind and your ability to navigate a sea of information. “Who Are You? 2025” is your essential guide to becoming the hero you were born to be. […]
‘Eunoia’ is the shortest English word that contains all the five vowels. It derives from the Greek word εύνοια which means ‘well mind’ or ‘beautiful thinking’. It is a rarely used medical term referring to a state of “normal mental health”. By contrast, we have a vast vocabulary for states of mental dis-order and dis-ease. So […]
Meaning – Stories are used to convey meaning, whether it is how to close a sale, reprimand a subordinate, motivate someone, give a presentation or something more profound Planning – Cognitive scientist William Calvin suggests that we gradually acquire the ability to formulate plans as a result of storie s we hear in childhood. From […]
Exactly how to portray the human mind has preoccupied philosophers for centuries and more recently psychologists, educationalists and physiologists have contributed to the debate. [technology creates new metaphors, tools to manipulate our experience that create our stance towards the world]. With the advent of information and communications technology, the brain has been compared to a […]
There’s a lot more talk happening around gamifying, gamification and game design and how the approach of gamifying can increase customers, boost morale, reduce churn and stimulate liking behaviour. Loyalty cards, bonus points, free offers and any story designed to make you feel different about an organisation, product or service is an attempt to co-opt […]
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They say that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, that absolute power corrupts absolutely but no-one talks about the idea that power is addictive.