publications about story
a3 sheets on narrative research and story competitions
May 27, 2010
In 2006 or 7 Doug Lipman asked me to be part of a small group working with the United Ways at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough Tennessee. We agreed I’d talk...
The making of a living archive: explaining Sparknow's method
May 04, 2010
Sparknow was commissioned by ADB in early 2009 to conduct a legacy stories project that would provide ADB with a series of assets, including an audio composition, a publication, a...
Narrative enquiry: a way to get organisations talking
May 24, 2008
Narrative enquiry: A way to get organisations (and the people in them) talking and acting differently Paul Corney & Victoria Ward June 2008, Business Information Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, 105-120 (2008)
‘Sous l’arbre à palabre’ or ‘Under the palaver tree’
May 15, 2008
This case study outlines almost our very first encounter with SDC. Looking at it now I’m struck by the efforts we made to liven up our recountings of client work, by...
Story Guide: Building Bridges Using Narrative Technique
May 15, 2008
This Guide, and the Flyer that goes with it, are two of the major assets which resulted from a 5 year partnership (their choice of word) with SDC, the Swiss Aid...
Using Story to Carve Out Spaces in Which the Organisation Can Start to Breathe
May 13, 2008
Written for Natalie Shell, who edited the February edition of AI Practitioner on Significance of Story: Gifts, New Techniques and Inspiring Examples
Stories give, rather than take, time. This...
Listen, or thy tongue will make thee deaf
May 12, 2008
This is an edited version of a paper Stephanie Colton and Victoria Ward gave at the Smithsonian conference in Washington a couple of years back. It explores two pieces of work from...
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Gritty Lessons and Pearls of Wisdom: Using Oral History Interviews to Draw Deep Insights from Past Action, Illuminate Heritage and Catalyse Learning
September 28, 2005
This is a ‘factional’ (factual in essence but dipped in fiction to protect the identity of our clients) correspondence between the authors during an oral history project for an international development institution...
Telling Tales: Oral Storytelling as an Effective Way to Capitalise Knowledge Assets
April 28, 2004
Authors: Stephanie Colton, Victoria Ward with contributions from Claudine Arnold, Paul Corney and Carol Russell
I see that when we wrote this we were fumbling around for something we...
Corporania (The Treasure Map): Using Storytelling, Story and Narrative in Effective Transition
28 April 2001
Spark Knowledge, 2001 Our first encounter with Carol Russell was through a mutual acquaintance as we were packing up NatWest bags to travel out into the world. So in autumn 1997. A few...
Mind the Gap: using images to bring staff and customers together
28 May 1999
Author: Victoria Ward Published in Knowledge Management Review Issue 8 May/June 1999
