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Today s Presenters Kate Marek Professor, Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science Chris Rippel Head of Continuing Education, Central Kansas Library System
Organizational Storytelling for Librarians Dr. Kate Marek WbJ WebJunction Webinar Wbi January 10, 2012
Organizational Narrative /Organizational Storytelling
Sharing Stories Knowledge Management Leadership: Sharing Vision; i Advocacy; Making connections with people through sharing ideas and values Organizational narrative Building community Using stories to teach
Communicating vision and values Using stories to navigate change Using stories to build community Telling stories through buildings Developing the skill set
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregvmusic/4537079902/
Facilitating Change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sawyeriii/5201135132/
Leadership
Six Stories You Need to Know How to Tell (Simmons) Who I am stories Why I am here stories The Vision Teaching stories Values-in-action stories I Know what you are thinking stories
The Organization
The Sacred Bundle http://www.kshs.org/p/sacred-pawnee-bundle/10118
The Sacred Bundle What are 4-5 key events in your library s history? Who are your library s heroes? What key values or characteristics of your library are highlighted in your stories? What physical artifacts might you include in your sacred bundle? What crisis events or stories are in your sacred bundle?
Building Community
http://nationaldayoflistening.org/
The Skill Set
Beware the well told story Beware the well-told story Stephen Denning
Developing the Skill Set Be authentic Be accurate, but think in terms of a painting rather than a photograph Be yourself Consider your audience and consider your goals Be brief; Be careful of TMI! Be consistent and on point Listen Practice
Story Triggers
Images, Memories, Taking Notes, Listening
A time you shined A time you blew it A mentor A book, movie, or current event Just tell them what happened!
Try It! Take a moment to think of a Who I am and/or a Why I am here story. Take a moment to think of events and items that should go into your library s sacred bundle. Consider ways to gather and share stories from within your community. Think of a story from your community that you could share with decision makers to advocate for support or funding.
Thank you!
Webinar Document 1: Librarian stories Webinar Document 2: How to tell library stories Jamie LaRue Jamie LaRue, Director of Douglas County (Colorado) Libraries Robert McKee, author of Story: Substance, Structure, Style and Principles of Screenwriting http://www w.flickr.com/photos/thin nkingdigital/468823824 44/ Robert McKee Inciting incident > imbalance > protagonist restores balance Patrons main protagonist because they face inciting incident and imbalance Libraries and library staff secondary characters helping restoring balance Understanding of inciting incident = Significance of library's help Two kinds of library stories: with endings, endings unknown
Questions and Discussion
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