Circle of the 9 Muses, A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators & Meaning Makers by Hutchens, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Other Books by David Hutchens Title Page Copyright Dedication Introduction: Dispatches from a World of Stories

Scene I: A Small Club in Nashville, Tennessee Scene II: A Cave in the South of France, 1994 Scene III: A Conference Room Somewhere in Paris It All Began with a Sheep

What's Inside Stepping into the Stream 9 Muse Story Recipes

Branding Recipes Team Building/Relationship Building Recipes Leadership, Strategy, and Change Management Recipes Organizational Development Recipes

Part I: Fundamentals

Chapter 1: The Four Core Stories

Identity Stories Vision Stories Values Stories Stories of Change and Learning What Are Your Core Stories? Three More Cores! Where Do I Go Next?

Chapter 2: Host a Story Circle

Decide How You Will Frame It Find or Create a Third Space Decide Who Needs to Be There Set Ground Rules Put Participants in Groups Begin the Session and Manage the Time Your Role as Host Ready to Get Started? Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 3: Story Prompts

First, Some Don'ts Plant the Suggestion “Tell Me about a Time …” Story Buckets Extreme Prompts Emotional Prompts Aspirational Prompts Go Wide Open Go for the Heart Stories Beget Stories Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 4: Capturing Fire

Your turn: First, Pick a Story to Work On Clarify Your Intent Your turn: What Is Your Intent? Connect Your Story to Universal Plots Your turn: Choose a Plot Archetype Other Story Structures: FWA Declare Your Intent Other Tips and Techniques for Better Stories Technique 1: Throw 'Em Right into the Action Technique 2: Add Emotion (“The King and the Queen”) Technique 3: Add Sensory and Motion Information Technique 4: The “MacGuffin,” or Gleaming Detail Technique 5: Play with the Timeline Technique 6: Make It Shorter! Your turn: Provide Some Final Polish to Your Story Bringing It All Together: Geoff's Story Where Do I Go from Here?

Part II: Branching Out

Chapter 5: Twice-Told Stories

Explain the Process to Your Story Circles Begin the Story Circles Close the Story Circle Experience and Select One Story to Retell Create the Story Theater and Begin! The Critical Epilogue: Name the Bigger Story Modifying the Exercise for Different-Sized Groups Capture It Visually! Another Delivery Option Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 6: Summoning the Muse (Story Listening and Sense Making)

Meaninglistening and Storymaking with Your Team's Stories Roll the Dice! Listen Better Taking It Deeper: A Geography of Meaning Option: Use the Archetype Cards The Power of the Spontaneous Invitation Meaning Making and Individual Conversations “For Lack of a System”: A Story from Lori Silverman Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 7: Story Circle Variations (Riffs, Jams, Jazz Licks, and Sitar Solos)

Visual Story Mining Stories in Words The Client Sets the Frame Invite the Witness Story Distilling Audience Carousel Getting Personal: Stories and Significant Experiences Show and Tell (“Relics”) Capture Family Legacies

Chapter 8: Leadership Story Archetypes

The 16 Archetypes of the 9 Muses Putting the Archetypes to Work Identify the Frame for Conversation Present the Archetypes Place Participants in Groups Have Participants Each Identify Three Archetypes and Write Them on Sticky Notes or Index Cards Present Your Cards Analyze and Discuss What Just Happened Taking It into the Future: The Transformational Question Using Archetypes as a Directed Listening Framework How to Apply Archetypes to Your Stories Where Do I Go Next?

Chapter 9: Future Story Spine

Where Did the Story Spine Come From? Get Ready for This Exercise Introduce the Story Spine Start with the Climactic Event: “Until Finally . . .” Identify a Single Event That the Group Will Focus On Complete the Story Spine! Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 10: Visual Timeline

Identify the Story You Want to Tell Establish the Start and End Dates Draw a Line that Tells the Story! Reflect for a Moment Fill in the Story Details Draw out the Meaning Applications Other Options and Ideas Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 11: Fractal Narratives

Let's Start with an Example: Values Stories Storytelling and Institutional Memory Other Fractal Story Frameworks Where Do I Go Next?

Chapter 12: Fractal Narratives and the Hero’s Journey

The Manager of a Thousand Faces An Introduction to The Hero’s Journey Introduce the Hero's Journey Connect Stories to the Stages of the Journey Option: Ordeal Storytelling and Prophesying Your Ending Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 13: Story Element Extraction

The Classic Version: Working with a Few Stories Going Deeper with Story Element Extraction Distribute the Stories Collect Ideas Cluster the Answers Name the Clusters Describe the Attributes of the Clusters Transfer, Group, and Name All the Positive and Challenging Attributes Assess and Reflect

Chapter 14: Creative Tension Pictures

What's Going On Here Options for Creative Tension Pictures The Fast Version: Visuals Speak Build it, via the Think with Your Hands Methodology Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 15: Strategy Is A Story

A Journey of Heroes Example: A Strategy Narrative “Message House” Share the Story Strategy Is a Storyboard Option: Cast the 9 Muse Archetypes in Your Storyboard! Where Do I Go Next?

Chapter 16: Innovation Storyboarding (and Storyboarding Frameworks)

Classic Innovation Storyboarding The Fast Version Other Storyboarding Frameworks An Example: My Creative Process Storyboard Building the Exercise Now Begin the Activity Where Do I Go Next? Storyboard Your Offering Using Presentation Software

Chapter 17: Step into a Story: Story Field Trips

Identify the Special World Issue the Call to Adventure Cross the Threshold Bring Back the Elixir The Stories Keep Working on You!

Chapter 18: Digital Storytelling

Comic Book Applications Movie-Making Applications Slide Applications Photo Book and Story book Applications Image Resources

Appendix

The “Icon Cheat Sheet for Left Brainers” The 10 Story Types, the Seven Basic Plots, and the 36 Dramatic Situations Booker's Seven Plots from The Seven Basic Plots Polti's 36 Dramatic Scenarios Bibliography

Contributors, Partners, and Friends About the Author

Connect with David

Index End User License Agreement

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