Special Session: Ethics in Narrative Practice and Design Coaching

Objectives and Shape of the Day:

This workshop is a highly participative day. Exercises and tools will be designed to assist the participant

(1) to consider deeply the principles of ethics of narrative work
(2) to explore how the principles are applied in various settings
(3) to review participant designs and be coached for greater effectiveness

This special session is designed to accomplish two major purposes. Ethics in Narrative Practice is designed to assist the participant in learning the principles of ethics in narrative work and to apply them to designs. Design Coaching, the second half of the day, will be devoted to coaching participants on their own designs for anticipated (or previously done) narrative work.

This session is designed for those who have attended at least one of the workshops on Narrative Practice. The session will be limited strictly to 10 participants maximum.

The workshop will present a set of principles for guiding ethical narrative practice and spend the morning, exploring these in depth through example, reflection, and discussion. The afternoon will be devoted to short presentations by participants of their designs with guided discussion using ground rules and focused questions to assist the designer to consider alternative means to achieve their goals. Guidelines for preparation will be given to registrants.