Archive for the ‘stories’ Category

I Invite you to Storytelling in Central Park This Saturday 11am

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

It’s my pleasure that this week I can offer you the chance to experience Storytelling:
If you are in NY this weekend please join me, together with Storyteller Seanan Forbes, as we spin tales in Central Park - because it’s the audience that makes the magic! (details below)

You’re Invited (together with your friends, kids, family…And it’s [...]

Look at Die Musik

Monday, August 25th, 2008

There is a story I wrote that still doesn’t have a name, but I tell it as a Storyteller often…
I will record a podcast soon (stay tuned) but in the meantime, I just re-discovered* Die Music, the Klimt painting that somehow matches one of the main characters of the Story, she also plays a harp [...]

Flying to Roots & Ancient Homelands

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

“Here is our long-forgotten family home.
And, having heard now and then the voice of ancestors calling,
Like a grey little forest bird, from far-away centuries,
I fly to you,…”

…It’s late, I’ve just finished some last minute work and I’m off to Poland on a “roots trip” with (almost) ALL my family very early tomorrow (actually today) [...]

Jonathan Harris Collects Stories

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

With thanks to Joel for passing on a gem of an inspirational talk - I recommend this to everyone!
Ted talks: Jonathan Harris: The Art of Collecting Stories”…

Jonathan -any chance you want to collaborate one day?!?

I Invite you to Watch “The Story of Stuff”

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I would like to invite you to watch "The Story of Stuff".
Have you ever wondered where all this stuff comes from…and where it goes when we throw it out?
Created by Annie Leonard (and a team…) The Story of Stuff details exactly that - how stuff travels through our system! And it presents extremely complex [...]

One of My Favourite ‘Leadership’ Stories…

Monday, June 9th, 2008

A long time ago, or so it seems, I heard about a lecture. And though I never attended it, I can never forget it, either.
I was visiting NY for the first time. After magical visits to Austin and Boston I found myself in Manhattan…
While waiting in a bagel shop somewhere for my friend, Motti [...]

Ok So We Aren’t In Control…Now What?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

 The other week I posted my favourite quote at the moment "Relax - Nothing is under Control" …
Ok, so let’s say we accept that as true. Nothing is under control. But what if your situation feels more extreme than usual. If things really are spinning away differently from how we ‘planned’ or ‘assumed’.
How then [...]

People Stories - Digital Content

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Over three years ago I made a statement in print (via email) that I wanted to go around the world and collect people’s stories. To some extent this is true of what I have done - with the odd consulting career, living in three (or more countries) and more thrown in for a bit of [...]

Pangea Day May 10

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

That is the premise of Pangea Day, an event that takes place globally this Saturday night May 10th, on- and offline.
I’m always a fan of public events that bring people together and show them something new / different…especially when they try and sync the times…I love that idea of lots of people having similar [...]

The Sounds of Silence…

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Please listen to Simon and Garfunkel’s Sound of Silence (click here) while reading my musing…
I have been thinking on and off about different types of silence…

Have you noticed how not all silence is the same? Or feels the same?
…When silence feels like a wonderful experience; When it is relaxing, scary, sad, traumatic, secretive, joyous…When [...]