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  We are witnessing a resurgence of interest in storytelling these days... possibly as the antidote to the fragmentation we experience living amidst "flexible capitalism". Here are some resources old and new which share some insights into the power and use of story.  
 
 
  Books:
  • Healing Fiction - James Hillman - Freud's and Jung's case histories as fictions
  • Healing Stories - Rick Stone - Ways to bring the healing power of stories into relationships
  • Narrative Therapy - Combs & Freedman - The evolution of narrative therapy
  • Spirit in Organizations - Harrison Owen - Understanding organizations through their myths.
  • Springboard - Stephen Denning - Using story to share knowledge at the World Bank
  • The Golden Bough - J.G. Frazer - A classic compilation of fairy tales and legends
  • The Originist (in the collection called Flux) - Orson Scott Card - The origins of humanity and community through story
  • The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell - Myths and their power for human societies
  • The Story of Your Life - Mandy Aftell - Your own life as a coherent story
  • The Storyteller - Walter Benjamin - The effects of modern life on individual knowledge
  • The Way of the Storyteller - Ruth Sawyer - The powers of the old-time storyteller
  • Training To Imagine - Kat Koppett - Improvisational theater and storytelling techniques
  • Women Who Run With The Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes - The Wild Woman archetype through myths and stories.
  
     
  Articles:
  • The SALT Journal: Interview with Betty Sue Flowers (roughly 10/99)
  • UTNE Reader: Story Hysteria - 9-10/97
  • Harvard Business Review: Strategic Stories - How 3M is Rewriting Business Planning - May-June,1998 - The use of strategic stories to improve planning at 3Com
  
     
  Websites and Organizations:
  • California Indian Storytelling Association
  • Digital Storytelling Association - dstory.com - Digital Storytelling conference, exploring the use of electronic media to develop compelling stories
  • National Storytelling Association
  • Storytelling Foundation International - StorytellingFoundation.net - Storytelling & Business Excellence Conference and other events on the use of story to create positive change
  • Swamp Gravy Institute - SwampGravy.com - assisting community-building through theater and story
  • The Moth - TheMoth.org - storytelling sessions involving community in New York City
  • The Oral Historian Society
  • The Story Net - TheStoryNet.com - a virtual resource center and forum for trainers, consultants, leaders, learners, educators, and managers on using story
  • The StoryWork Institute - Storywork.com - using stories to assist in learning and team-building in organizations - founded by Rick Stone, author of Healing Stories above
  • Third Lion - ThirdLion.com - Floyd Kemske, a business novelist, offers guidance on the Seven Decisions for Writing a Novel and a chance to buy his latest "business nightmare"
  
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