Storymakers 2014: Creating a Breakout Story (Hosted by TechSoup)

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Learn how your nonprofit, library, or foundation can create better digital stories with advice from some of the most well-seasoned storytellers and creators in social good storymaking. From Michael Hoffman of See3 and the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards, to Joe Lambert of the Center for Digital Storytelling, we'll discuss the ingredients of a break out story and where t

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Storymakers Round-Table: Creating a Break-Out Story

August 14, 2014

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Storymakers Round-Table: Creating a Break-Out Story

With Michael Hoffman, See3 And

Joe Lambert, Center for Digital Storytelling

August 14, 2014

Presenters

Becky WiegandWebinar Program Manager

TechSoup

Assisting with chat and Storymakers questions: Ale Bezdikian, TechSoup

Michael HoffmanFounder and CEO

See3

Joe LambertFounder and Executive DirectorCenter for Digital Storytelling

• Introduction to TechSoup • Participant Polls

– What kind of storyteller are you? – How do you collect stories from community?

• Storymakers• Why stories matter• Ingredients and strategy for break-out stories• Q&A

Today’s Agenda:

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• How do you think of yourself as storyteller? – Total beginner– I use stories all the time in my life and work, but

don’t create them as digital stories– I’ve created a few digital stories, or less– I’ve created a lot of digital stories– I’ve never created a digital story– I don’t think of myself as a storyteller– We have a deep culture of storytelling at our org

Participant Poll

• How have you worked to collect the stories of people you serve? – We don’t– Surveys– Interview clients– Make media about clients served– Have clients share their own stories

Participant Poll

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Submit Your Story!

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Storymakers Events• 8/26-9/26: Submissions Open• 8/27: Storymakers Super-Short Videos: Vine,

Instagram, and More! • 9/4: Storymakers Global Tweet Chat• 9/10: Storymakers Get Your Story Noticed! • 9/17: Storymakers: Tell Your Library’s Story• Varies: In-Person N2 Local Events WorldWide!• 10/1: Judging Begins• 10/29: Gala Awards Event

What is all this storytelling stuff and why does it matter?

CREATING A BREAK-OUT STORYCREATING A BREAK-OUT STORY

MICHAEL HOFFMAN MICHAEL HOFFMAN CEO, SEECEO, SEE33 COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS

ONCE UPON A TIME…ONCE UPON A TIME…

““Storytelling is the brain’s Storytelling is the brain’s way of making sense of way of making sense of

our actions”our actions”

He calls the storytelling He calls the storytelling side of the brain side of the brain ““The Interpreter”The Interpreter”

MICHAEL S. GAZZANIGAProfessor of Psychology, UC Santa Barbara, Cognitive Neuroscience

““Public narrative is a leadership Public narrative is a leadership practice. To lead is to accept practice. To lead is to accept responsibility for enabling others to responsibility for enabling others to achieve purpose in the face of achieve purpose in the face of uncertainty. uncertainty.

Through narrative we can learn to Through narrative we can learn to access moral resources we need to access moral resources we need to make choices we must in response to make choices we must in response to the challenges of an uncertain world.”the challenges of an uncertain world.”

- Marshall Ganz

What is all this storytelling stuff and why does it matter?

Joe Lambert, Founder/Executive DirectorCenter for Digital Storytelling

Why Story…• Promotes individual awareness and healing• Inspires hope and resilience• Connects us with community & support• Provides us with information

Why Digital Stories?• New technologies make it easy to make• Easy to share through countless social media venues• Provides more intimate connection for audiences to organizations• Provides conversation starters for education, organizing and policy campaigns• Becomes a qualitative research and assessment tool

How do we use story as the center of strategy? What ingredients

inspire a breakout story?

Who is the heroWho is the heroOF YOUR STORY?OF YOUR STORY?

Play video herePlay video here

““Leaders can use public Leaders can use public narrative to interpret their narrative to interpret their values to others, enable one’s values to others, enable one’s community to experience community to experience values it shares and inspire values it shares and inspire others to act on challenges to others to act on challenges to their values. It is learning how their values. It is learning how to tell a story of self, a story of to tell a story of self, a story of us , and a story of now.”us , and a story of now.”- Marshall Ganz

THE STORY OF SELFTHE STORY OF SELF

THE STORY OF USTHE STORY OF US

THE STORY OF NOWTHE STORY OF NOW

INVISIBLE CHILDREN

Example:

MICHAEL HOFFMANmhoffman@see3.com

@michael_hoffman

773-784-7333

How do we use story as the center of strategy? What ingredients

inspire a breakout story?

Four C’s Model(4 Paragraphs – 250 Words)

Connect – Bring Us to a Decisive Moment

Context – Situate the Event

Crisis – Show us where the moment led to

change Conclusion – Get us out of the storyMovie- Reunion – Schuyler Swenson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWw41NA0XtU

Strategies in public health researchand practice

Personal Reflection & Growth

Education & Awareness

Movement Building

Policy AdvocacyResearch & Evaluation

Digital Storytelling

what can digital storytelling do?

GoJoven Digital Story Project

http://gojoven.org/digital-stories/

http://banyantreeproject.org/resources.php

Asian Pacific Island Wellness Center – Banyan Tree Project

http://exhaleisprovoice.wordpress.com/tag/digital-stories/

Exhale Digital Stories

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-wIWLltJMIbfJgEnFQeI4AD-UX28mNch

Planned Parenthood Toronto – PEAK Digital Stories

Q & APlease type your

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