Co-creating narrative a new skill for communications teams

The notion that organizations must get good at telling their stories is gaining traction every day. In part the wide range of technologies available for sharing stories has powered the trend. Alongside the democratizing effects of new technology is an evolution towards engaging employees and external stakeholders more intimately in decision making and direction setting.
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Back in the last century, I remember being allotted a small number of Anglo American Corporation shares each year along with all other employees of Anglo itself and some of the companies in the wider group. The scheme did not last that long but I still have the shares; and I could buy a new hi-fi system if I cashed them in.
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Participants experience Appreciative Inquiry process in co-creating city's future

Hundreds of people experienced the strengths-based, whole-system Appreciative Inquiry process first-hand during the Feb. 17-19 CoreChange Summit in Cincinnati.
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Ellen Li is one of 46 people chosen to compete in Unreasonable Marketplace

Ellen Li first understood the challenge of selling traditional Chinese handicrafts when she was working for Oxfam's Fair Trade program. The program shut down, but that didn't stop Ellen.
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Financing and public acceptance could be resolved by adopting co-operative ownership

When the County of Frontenac's deputy warden Denis Doyle set out to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM's) sustainability conference and trade show in early February, he was on a mission to return with new environmentally sustainable practices and creative funding ideas to ensure productive and beautiful land in his county for now and into the future.
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