a short story about story
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- 1. A Short Story About Story Giovanni Rodriguez Spring 2017 SF State The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 2. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Pre-read from a colleague
- 3. I was a shy science/math kid who really struggled speaking in public. It was painful. The Silicon Valley Story Lab My story
- 4. I was a shy science/math kid who really struggled speaking in public. It was painful. With the help of a few great teachers I discovered I had a gift for communicating with the written word. The Silicon Valley Story Lab My story
- 5. I was a shy science/math kid who really struggled speaking in public. It was painful. With the help of a few great teachers I discovered I had a gift for communicating with the written word. Ultimately, this gave me the confidence to work with some of the greatest organizations, and help them communicate across a wide range of media -- online and offline. The Silicon Valley Story Lab My story
- 6. I was a shy science/math kid who really struggled speaking in public. It was painful. With the help of a few great teachers I discovered I had a gift for communicating with the written word. Ultimately, this gave me the confidence to work with some of the greatest organizations, and help them communicate across a wide range of media -- online and offline. Along the way, I learned a few things about story, humanitys greatest social tool. The Silicon Valley Story Lab My story
- 7. The Silicon Valley Story Lab One: why story?
- 8. Story is the most effective and time-honored way to depict a personal journey, and in a way that motivates others to follow. The Silicon Valley Story Lab One: why story?
- 9. Story is the most effective and time-honored way to depict a personal journey, and in a way that motivates others to follow. Its how weve been wired to come together since the beginning of time. The Silicon Valley Story Lab One: why story?
- 10. On coming together: its about enlisting, educating, and empowering people to become better members of the tribe (what today we call community). The Silicon Valley Story Lab One: why story?
- 11. On coming together: its about enlisting, educating, and empowering people to become better members of the tribe (what today we call community). How: by helping to create collective tribal stories (what today we call narrative). The Silicon Valley Story Lab One: why story?
- 12. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Two: but story lost something over time The talking stick
- 13. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Two: but story lost something over time All stories used to be conversational -- with call and response -- because all events used to be live. The talking stick
- 14. Three: stories can be space-binding The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 15. Three: stories can be space-binding The Silicon Valley Story Lab Harold Innis: through modern media, stories increasingly help people come together over large geographical distances.
- 16. Four: stories can also be time-binding The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 17. Four: stories can also be time-binding The Silicon Valley Story Lab Throughout time, stories have helped people come together over great temporal distances (think of art, history, religion, and The Great Conversation).
- 18. Five: story can exist in any media and format The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 19. The Silicon Valley Story Lab As long as it has purpose, conflict, and resolution (more about that in a bit), story can be as short as a slogan or a bumper ad, or as long a serialized novel/TV show. Five: story can exist in any media and format
- 20. Six: stories do not need to be linear The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 21. Six: stories do not need to be linear The Silicon Valley Story Lab Even if it does have purpose, conflict, and resolution, the heros journey can have fits, starts, and pivots.
- 22. The Silicon Valley Story Lab story structure
- 23. Seven: purpose The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 24. Seven: purpose The Silicon Valley Story Lab All stories begin when the hero sets out in pursuit of something he or she wants.
- 25. Eight: conflict The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 26. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Inevitably, the hero encounters obstacles. The bigger the obstacles, the better the story. Eight: conflict
- 27. Nine: resolution The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 28. The Silicon Valley Story Lab The story ends, in the interim, when the conflict is resolved. Nine: resolution
- 29. Ten: transformation The Silicon Valley Story Lab
- 30. The Silicon Valley Story Lab But there can be no resolution without transformation. And transformation is about accepting ones gift, which comes naturally and through instruction. Ten: transformation
- 31. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 32. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 33. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 34. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 35. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Whats your story? Three questions: Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 36. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Whats your story? Three questions: 1. What do you want to do with your life? (purpose) Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 37. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Whats your story? Three questions: 1. What do you want to do with your life? (purpose) 2. Whats standing in your way? (conflict) Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 38. The Silicon Valley Story Lab Whats your story? Three questions: 1. What do you want to do with your life? (purpose) 2. Whats standing in your way? (conflict) 3. How can we help you? (resolution/transformation) Eleven: story can be taught -- narrative is the modern talking stick
- 39. The Silicon Valley Story Lab question
- 40. The Silicon Valley Story Lab what happened to story?
- 41. The Silicon Valley Story Lab About that pre-read ...
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- 45. The Silicon Valley Story Lab teasing out the gift
- 46. The Silicon Valley Story Lab final thoughts
- 47. The Silicon Valley Story Lab thank you