Skip Walter was asked to present at the Institute of Design Strategy Conference on May 9-10, 2012. The requested topic was to describe how human centered design was used in a company he had started. He had talked about the topic before, but in 2 hours not 40 minutes. We had a little over two [...] Click to continue reading »
Storytelling in business
Review of No Story No Fans by Raf Stevens I recently came across the work of Raf Stevens, and he sent me an advance copy of his new book, No Story No Fans for review. I’ve been slowly reading a section, then thinking about it, and reading more. I’ve also been thinking about how it [...] Click to continue reading »
Can Our Stories Hold Us Back?
Sometimes the personal identity stories that we tell about ourselves can be the greatest impediment to creating the change in our lives that we want to make. The kinds of stories I’m talking about are the ones that define us, give us our identity, and by speaking them are how we are known. All of [...] Click to continue reading »
Getting Beyond The Stories
In this excerpt from an interview, Christine talks about using images to get beyond our regular stories. Click to continue reading »
The Miracle in July
I went to Wordcamp Portland this past weekend. My favorite session was with Michelle Anderson on Using the Apture Plugin to Tell Interactive Stories. The Miracle in July is her semi-autobiographical genre bending interactive story. I’m fascinated on multiple fronts. On the technical side, the Apture plugin for WordPress offers all sorts of exciting possibilities for [...] Click to continue reading »
Who inspires you?
Life is frustrating at times. Something that really helps get through times of discouragement is having people in my life who inspire me. Maggie and Mari Alexander inspire me. I’ve written about Mari before in Saving Lives With Images. She’s part of Safe Passage to Motherhood, a tiny non-profit that is working to save the [...] Click to continue reading »
Star Story: A visual tale about encountering difference
Earthbound Scattered Finding Gathering Growing Encounter Interaction Sharing Interpreting Reacting \ Shattering Healing Inquiring Imagining Reframing Reflection Questions Here are some questions you might consider reflecting on. I’d love to hear any answers you’d like to share in the comments below. Have you ever felt separated from your real people? How have you found the [...] Click to continue reading »
Continuing to tweet stories
I’m interested in figuring out how to use social media and images to inspire conversations. I know how to use the images face to face, but I’m not sure the best way to do it online. So I am experimenting, playing with Facebook, Twitter, and my online gallery. I learned a lot last week about [...] Click to continue reading »
Tweeting Stories
I’m working on a new product line called Exploring My Options. It’s a system that will include a deck of images, workbooks and worksheets to explore a whole range of topics. Part of what I am exploring is how to bring it to market in new ways, and without printing a lot of inventory. I’m [...] Click to continue reading »
What’s your story?
Christine and I were inspired by something we read recently about how to involve a community of people and businesses in donating to non-profits doing exceptional work. This is what we came up with. Your input about our approach would be greatly appreciated. We are inviting the VisualsSpeak Community to donate to a good cause. [...] Click to continue reading »