Several millennia ago, when the ancient Greeks began to think seriously
about matters that they thought they knew and understood, they discovered
to their surprise that they did not in fact understand some of the seemingly
simplest and most obvious things. Probing the apparently obvious can
be an enlightening and sometimes disturbing experience. Socrates made
an immortal reputation by puncturing the balloons of complacency of
his fellow-citizens and they rewarded him by having him sentenced to
death.
One of the apparently obvious things that even in modern times is not
so straightforward as it looks at first sight is a story.
We all know, or think we know what a story is but when we try to define
it, or explain it, then we find our assumptions about it can splinter
into a multiplicity of possible meanings.
Steve Denning consults
and gives workshops and keynote presentations on topics that
include: leadership, innovation, organizational storytelling,
business storytelling, springboard storytelling, knowledge management,
branding, marketing, values, communication, communities of practice,
business performance, collective intelligence, tacit knowledge,
business collaboration, knowledge, learning, community, performance
improvement, visionary leadership, social potential, institutional
community building, and internal communications. You can contact
Steve at steve@stevedenning.com