Exploring the Story: Narrative Techniques to Enhance Appreciative Inquiry (two days)

Objectives and Shape of the Day:

This workshop has been designed to assist the participant in learning tools

(1) to listen with compassion as well as analytically to the stories of others,
(2) to listen to their own stories with less judgment, and more curiosity
(3) to connect narrative practice tools and techniques to organizational work, especially, but not exclusively, through the use of Appreciative Inquiry
(4) to use Narrative Room techniques

This workshop presents the Narrative Room, providing tools and practice for its use in organizational and other social settings.

During the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to practice technique, join in discussion, and explore lessons individually and in groups. After the workshop, the participants are invited to come to the web site of the Center for Narrative Studies (www.storywise.com) to receive on-going insights and results of new research.

The two days are devoted to helping participants see narrative from a new perspective, providing useful tools for work with individuals and organizations. The workshop begins with techniques to enhance listening. Building on these, the work moves to analysis of the narrative by listening to the story from behind the text, the story within the text, and the story in front of the text. Links to organizational work are made throughout the two days.

Agenda