In a message dated 4/4/02 8:12:44 AM, meg.sal...@sympatico.ca writes: << I view story-telling as a method to bring the whole person in the room. I've
incorporated it as part of opening or check-in process in more structured events >> Last week, in a workshop setting, we asked participants to introduce themselves by telling a little about their name, family, something others did not know about them. We were amazed at what came out--the whole person was surely in the room. And it will set the stage to talk about organizational storytelling later. As far as the question about timing of storytelling, I support Agneta's idea that the evening feeling is very conducive to storytelling, and the night gives a chance for the stories to soak in before the group goes back to work. One event we participated in had a very effective evening--one man sang and played his guitar, in a quiet and reflective mode, and invited anyone who wished to share stories in between the songs. It just worked very well, and quickly spiraled down to a deeper, quieter level. Joelle Everett * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html