Story Initiatives

A lot of the thinking about the power of stories comes from community organizers.

– Marshall Ganz is probably the best known who developed these strategies: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/marshall-ganzSee also: https://narrativearts.org/article/public-narrative/

A lot of foundations/ organizations/ businesses talk about using stories to change systems: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/using_story_to_change_systems#

Rick Stone has also done a lot of work around these issues: https://storywork.com/richard-stone%2C-ceo

Also, a lot of universities are starting humanities and storytelling initiatives:https://calhum.org/programs-initiatives/initiatives/the-art-of-storytelling/https://humanities.asu.edu/narrative-storytelling-initiativehttps://virginiahumanities.org/our-work/changing-the-narrative/

Robyn FivushDirector, Institute for the Liberal Arts http://ila.emory.edu/

Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of PsychologyEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA 30322Tel: 404-727-4124 Psychology Today Blog:The Stories of Our

Psychology Today Blog:The Stories of Our Lives: How the stories we tell about ourselves and others shape who we are.

Faculty website:http://ila.emory.edu/people/bios/fivush-robyn.html

Family Narratives Lab websitehttps://scholarblogs.emory.edu/familynarrativeslab/

Thanks to Harlan Gradin and Peter Ornstein for these references. There are many more out there.