An interactive web document, this guide explains how storytelling can help communities reach a greater understanding and work together towards planning their future.
Barbara Ganley, in collaboration with the Orton Family Foundation, published this work in 2011 with the goal of giving readers an introduction into the powerful tool of storytelling. This essay describes how storytelling, sharing and listening, can play an important role in community planning, helping citizens understand each other and discover what really matters in their community.
“In this essay Ganley explores both why story matters in its own right, but also why it matters to a fragmented society and to increasingly fragmented communities. She emphasizes the central importance of reciprocity to sharing stories, and the transformative strength of listening, a trait in short supply these days. She models the importance of listening by bringing many voices to her essay; she has examined what scores of colleagues have said and done about telling stories in community.”
Published as a “living document” online, this essay allows readers to comment, change, contribute, and interact with the content, adding to the community-driven aspect of storytelling.
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