Advanced Storytelling

Techniques for complex sales, multiple stakeholders, and innovation

  • Framing Narrative

    Framing Narrative

    A framing narrative is a story about how we DECIDE what is good. A core narrative is about what IS good. Core narratives – within storytelling for business – are… read more

  • Narrative Hierarchy

    Narrative Hierarchy

    The narrative hierarchy refers to how related stories of varying status affect one another. Essentially, the strengths and weaknesses of stories at different levels reinforce and/or disrupt one another. This… read more

  • Nested Narrative

    Nested Narrative

    A nested narrative is a story hidden inside or threaded through another story. This is of particular importance when storytelling for enterprise. When there are multiple stakeholders, often there’s a… read more

  • Story DNA

    Story DNA

    Story DNA refers to story elements, story structure, genre tropes, and modern tactics such as mystery box, meet cute, and save the cat. If you don’t know what all those… read more

  • Story Structure

    Story Structure

    Story structure refers to an organized sequence of events the hero experiences on a journey of transformation. Structure is of crucial importance in storytelling for entertainment. In storytelling for business,… read more