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New Website! Head to our new home, COMMUNITY EXPRESSIONS: http://community-expressions.com

October 27, 2011 – 8:54 pm

Head to our new home, COMMUNITY EXPRESSIONS: http://community-expressions.com
As my work has evolved away from setting up centers for community digital exploration and into the heart of storytelling approaches for community building, the Digital Explorations website, as wonderful as it is, doesn’t quite capture the feel and scope of Community Expressions. And so, I am [...]

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Workshop to Go: Storytelling for Community Planning

June 23, 2011 – 9:02 am

For the Orton Family Foundation, we have put together a 30-minute workshop in both video and slideshow formats to take you through an overview of  storytelling in community planning efforts, using Orton’s project partner towns as examples to learn from, and with exercises to work through as you think about employing storytelling in your community.  [...]

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Storytelling Paper Published

March 10, 2011 – 5:36 pm

The Orton Family Foundation has just published an online version of the paper I wrote for them, Reweaving the Community, Creating the Future: Storytelling at the Heart and Soul of Healthy Communities.  I’m pleased to have it go live, and in a format that invites conversation about this powerful approach to community engagement efforts.  Do [...]

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Tell a Story Contest

June 11, 2009 – 2:22 pm

Everyone has a story! It’s how we communicate. And the people at Slideshare want to see what tale you can spin. Are you known for your stories, enjoy a good tale, or embellish beyond belief? Dig up some stories — old and new — and share them at Slideshare for a [...]

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Summer & Fall Workshops in Vermont

April 30, 2009 – 8:45 am

We offer a sampling of our innovative, experiential workshops here in our Vermont barn. If you’re interested in exploring the rich promise of storytelling and social media, come be inspired by our surroundings and our creative exercises and expertise.

Ask us about our Workshops-to-Go!

bg teaching a workshop on stage at Pierre's

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