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Start with storytelling

On this page you will find some simple working methods that we have devised for if you want to start with storytelling, whether or not in your team.

Divide by threeDescribe your message in a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 27 words. Then choose up to nine separate words that are the core of your story and write them down. Then discuss this in pairs and delete six words until you have three keywords left. You then use these three as the peg for your personal legend, team legend or organizational story (SCS *).
Alternative endingThink of an alternative ending for your favorite Netflix series individually and present it live. Or better: act it! Also fun with (your) children.
We would…You do this exercise with several people. The goal is to discover the similarities and differences in your (team) dream. You invent a special event and start fantasizing in the ‘then we would’ form. For example, “If we won the lottery, we would buy a yacht.” The second person continues this with ‘Then we would cross the ocean’, the next with ‘Then we would go fishing for whales and again the next’ Then we would meet Moby Dick ‘and so on. 
‘Hints’ without handsA nice warm-up for a storytelling session is a kind of hints but without the non-verbal communication. You have to describe a word in words without mentioning the word. And that within 30 seconds. Download the free Word Game app from Gelimbo.
WordplayAnother warm-up: let an online word generator ‘come up with’ two random words. Then make 1 word of this. A variant is generating 1 random word and having a combination made with a pop song, a celebrity or an animal.

* The Sustainable Corporate Story (Van Riel cs)

Suggestion?

If you have a nice working method that should not be missing in this toolkit, please send us an email at toolkit@leanstorydesign.nl

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Would you like to know more about the value of Lean Story Design for your organization, read the trilogy on innovation, or receive a proposal for an LSD workshop?

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