Walking through   I spied the above line drawing, (c) Markus Vater, in a (sadly closed) gallery window - and I quickly captured it, and Markus‘ name,  with my little mobile/cell-phone camera*for me to remember.
(*my times are changing, I do also jot in a notebook) 
Well today, I remembered him… Don’t you just love the [...]

Crop of The Spinner by Billy Houdek, painting of a woman who talks too much while in the act of retelling a story. Source
The Hectare Lesson I recall years ago reading a scene in a book that has stayed with me since. I was about 11 and I think it was in one of Roald Dahl’s bio-works e.g. [...]

Reflecting on a source story*:The Well of Wyrd^…
Please note - this post grew much longer than I expected and some of the details are for my learning that I want to also share…feel free to simply enjoy the story / share your thoughts on its meaning.

"…And then I learned my first source Story: The Well of Wyrd. [...]

"Fuss has most often made unique images with a simple process that completely eliminates the camera – a photogram…."
Source

Invocation, 1992
This is the second time I have posted Adam Fuss’s images. He is one of my favourite photographers - discovered thanks to a photography teacher, Simone, several years ago…folding back into my new thoughts on visuals and storytelling always [...]

When was the last time you received a postcard in the mail?
Today I had the pleasure and joy of receiving a postcard with personal message from Emma.

The postcard followed a conversation with Emma, Rebecca and others about storytelling, and also, the various ways to bring people of all ages, including the 20-40year old set, to a Storytelling Festival in NY [...]

Google Blog Search :

Yet another addition to the search service offering by google, Google’s blog search is currently in Beta.
What do you think about this?
As I think about this search feature I see both "amazing" and "cause for concern": On one hand the individuals/groups usifg blogs/sites with a blog interface are able to make their mark more easily, and in many ways [...]

What happens to you when you are giving / watching a presentation? How does that differ from how you feel, think and act when you are part of a conversation?
Summary: Next time you are considering giving a presentation, why not look at facilitating a conversation instead?
More indepth:
A story/example:
I was invited to a "dialogue" - a facilitated generative conversation [...]

How often are you on the internet? How many times does your blackberry or computer beep at you in a week? How do you respond? When did you last turn them all off? Could you have a whole day off the internet?
Last week I took a few days away from my computer - away from [...]

"What is the future vision we are climbing towards? - What is a future outcome I would like to be part of?"
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A rabbi is watching a group of young boys attempt to climb a very flimsy ladder to the top of a tree. Each boy takes his turn and each, at some point, falls back to the ground. Yet [...]

"With age, some games turn serious" - image below and quote (c) Raph Koster, from A Theory of Fun
Quite a while ago, friend and colleague, Colby, alerted me to the importance of ‘gamers’, creaters/designers/players of online games, and their future role in society "they’ll be the future CEO’s" and they will understand what you are talking [...]