Begin to live the True Storytelling Life by learning and applying these seven principles every day.
You yourself must be true and prepare the energy and effort for a sustainable future.
True Storytelling makes spaces respecting the stories already there — the living web of stories that surrounds us.
You must create stories with a clear plot — creating direction and helping people prioritize what matters.
You must have timing — knowing when and how to enter the living web of stories with presence and purpose.
You must be able to help stories on their way and be open to experiment as they unfold.
You must consider staging — including scenography and artifacts that support the story environment.
You must reflect on the stories and how they create value — for people, organizations, and the living planet.
A progressive pathway from Truth-Teller to Process
Consultant. Each level has prerequisites.
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Learn the 7 Principles and begin applying them in daily life. Storytelling circles, storyboarding, and living true story exercises.
Listening is more important than telling. Develop the art of deep ethical listening within the living web of stories.
Apply the True Storytelling® Principles to methods of inquiry — research, fieldwork, and organizational analysis.
Train others in specific True Storytelling skill sets. Trainers train in skill sets; learn the 4 Hearts and the Golden Spiral of BEING.
Diagnose the 7 key Antenarrative Processes and do collaborative interventions to improve organizations and communities.
The 4 Hearts of True Storytelling® and the Amazing Golden Spiral of BEING — learned at Trainer and Process Consulting levels.
Most content for Truth-Teller, Truth-Listener, and Truth-Seeker certificates focuses on storytelling circles, storyboarding, developing personal "living true story" exercises — and homework people can complete from our videos.
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Begin with level 1 — and continue through each True Storytelling life.
Listening is more important than telling — learn a whole other facet of True Storytelling®.
Apply the True Storytelling® Principles to methods of inquiry.
A Trainer is not the same as a Process Consultant. Trainers train in a specific skill set. A Process Consultant diagnoses the 7 key Antenarrative Processes and does a collaborative intervention to improve key processes.
Advanced Level: connecting 8 steps of deconstructing grand narrative 'truth regimes' to the 7 Antenarrative Processes.
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5 Simple Steps of Living the True Storytelling Life in the Web of Stories
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10 Reasons I Lead the True Storytelling© Life — click and be inspired in 13 seconds.
Download the full PowerPoint showing all 19 modules across the 5 certificate programs, including prerequisites and learning paths.
Download PowerPoint →A short True Storytelling tale by David Boje — we are each unique as grains of sand. A quick read in Word format.
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