digital storytelling for inspiration and impact
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Digital Storytelling for Inspiration and Impact
July 25, 2016
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Voltaire Santos Miran Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
@vsantosmiran 312.420.6778
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Agenda1. Why Story Matters
2. Mapping the Journey
3. Crafting the Narratives
4. Stories in the Digital Wild
5. Three Lessons Learned
6. Questions
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To give you new tools to frame, tell, and evaluate your institutional storytelling efforts.
My Goal:
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Why Story Matters
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The Role of Story
Solve problems
Connect
Entertain
Teach Provide pattern and order
Impart traditions
Assimilate
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“Story — whether delivered through films, books, or video games — teaches us facts about the world;
influences our moral logic; and marks us with fears, hopes, and anxieties that alter our behavior, perhaps
even our personalities.”
Jonathan Gottschall “The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human”
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“Stories equip us with a mental file of dilemmas we might one day face, along with
workable solutions.”
Steven Pinker “How The Mind Works”
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“A thought triggers the same regions of the brain that would be activated if you were
actually experiencing the event in real life.”
Carmine Gallo,“The Storyteller’s Secret”
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“A compelling story with an emotional trigger alters our brain chemistry,
making us more trusting, understanding, and open to ideas.”
Paul Zak, Neuroscientist
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What Makes a Great Story
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“The art of persuasion depends upon ethos, logos,
and and pathos.”
Aristotle
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Exposition
Complication
Crisis
Climax
Resolution
Aristotle et. al.
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Once Upon a Time …
One Day …
Because of That …
And Because of That …
Until, Finally …
Pixar
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Once upon a time …
1Characters
and Backstory
Theme
and Plot
Setting:
Time and Place
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Exposition:
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One day
1Obstacle(s) ConflictWant
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Complication:
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Because of that
1Good, Then Bad,
Rinse, Repeat
TensionProgression
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Crisis:
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And because of that
1Big. Crescendo.The.
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Climax:
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Until, finally
1Conclusion LessonRealization or
Transformation
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Resolution:
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Great storytelling for education institutions follows the principles of great storytelling. Period.
The Practice:
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Popular Themes
1. Fate:Troy
2. Ambition:Great Expectations
3. Sacrifice:The Gift of the Magi
4. Transformation:Cher
5. Love:The Gospels
6. Vengeance: Before He Cheats
7. Resurrection:Terminator
Credit: Tessa Wegert (http://bit.ly/tessawegert )
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Popular Plots
1. Overcoming the Monster: Harry Potter
2. Rags to Riches: Cinderella
3. The Quest:The Lord of the Rings
4. Voyage and Return:The Wizard of Oz
5. Comedy:A Midsummer Night’s Dream
6. Tragedy:Macbeth
7. Rebirth:Beauty and the Beast
Credit: Christopher Booker, The Seven Basic Plots (http://bit.ly/sevenbasicplots)
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Simple1
In the Language
of One’s Audience
MemorableEasy to
Understand
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Engaging1
Unexpected EmotionalIllustrative
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Authentic1
Truthful PurposefulResonant
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Motivating1
Exploration ActionConnection
2 3
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Mapping the Journey
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In order to serve your audiences, you need to understand them in a meaningful way.
The Assertion:
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“Empathy is about understanding … what’s going on in a person’s head and heart … and
acknowledging her reasoning and emotions as valid, even when they differ from your own.”
Indi Young, Practical Empathy
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ENGAGE & INVEST LEAD & INSPIRE REFLECT & RECOMMIT
• Why am I doing this? • Do I belong here? • What sort of impact can I make here? • What sort of commitment am I willing to make? • Do others in the org share my values and priorities? • Is this org “for real?”
• I want to stay connected and to know what’s going on. • I think that this is a good investment of my time and money. • I realize and appreciate how my involvement has changed me. • I want to promote our organization actively.
• I’m ready to step up in the organization, and I believe I can have a bigger impact in a leadership role.
• I’ve got a lot of great ideas about things we can do, and I want to make things happen!
• How can we extend our reach and influence? • I want to make sure others have a good experience like I have.
• Am I having the impact that I want to have? • Is this the best investment of my time and resources? • Do I still have more to offer? • How am I benefitting from my involvement? • Do I believe that they appreciate, respect, and value me?
• Excitement: I’m so glad to have found this organization, and I want to be part of something bigger than myself.
• Apprehension: I hope I fit in. • Empowerment: I can make a difference through my involvement. • Acceptance: I belong here, and I feel cared for.
• Investment: This is important to me. • Enjoyment: I like the relationships that I’m building, and I value my
interactions with people who share my interests. • Pride: I’m part of something important. • Gratitude: I want to give back in some way. • Happiness: Helping others brings me joy.
• Thrill: I can make an even bigger impact in my new role. • Urgency: I need to get more people involved and invested. • Accomplishment: I feel good when I lend my expertise and give my
support, and I like the recognition. • Efficacy: Contributing makes me feel important. • Pressure: Others have stepped up, I should, too.
• Ambivalence: I’m not sure this is still “right” for me. • Appreciation: This organization makes a difference in the world. • Fear: Where to, if I decide to taper my involvement and support? • Hurt: I feel slighted or disrespected. • Inspiration: I want to continue with my involvement.
• Conversations with friends and colleagues
• Interactions with other organization peers and staff
• Conversations with other members
• Events and meetings • Organization- and industry-
specific news sources
• Respected local and national news sources
• Annual reports • Magazines and publications • Newsletters • Email communications • Online communities
• Posts, tweets, and other social media posts from supporters
• Institutional sites • Web searches • Personal interactions
STAGES
THOUGHTS
FEELINGS
ACTIONS
TRUSTED RESOURCES
EXPLORE & ENJOY
Review outcomes
Search the web Involve and recruit family and friends
Visit organization sites Engage in social
Meet other supporters
Advocate via social
Benchmark our org’s progress
Accept leadership positionGive
Volunteer
Attend events
Build relationships
Subscribe Become a member
Participate in online communities
Become a public spokesperson
Decide if now is the right time
to make a change
Consider long-term priorities
Talk with trusted advisors
• Provide content on your site that speaks to both head and heart. • Provide multiple ways to engage at various levels. • Coordinate internal communications initiatives to make cultivation
seamless.
• Provide opportunities and training for leadership and meaningful interaction.
• Make information sharing as easy and seamless as possible.
• Affirm the individual’s value and illustrate the impact of their contribution.
• Learn more about a person’s goals and priorities. • Encourage ongoing/increased involvement.OPPORTUNITIES
• Provide ways for people to customize the type, frequency, and channels for their communication.
• Respond quickly. • Express genuine gratitude. • Listen to questions and feedback. • Demonstrate commitment to supporters as individuals.
STORYTELLING PRINCIPLES
• Go deeper. All gifts make a difference, all memberships have their privileges, and all organizations make some sort of impact. The details are what make the story your story.
• Remember that the hero of the story is not your organization. Find ways to place your reader at the heart of the story.
• Nurture your reader’s own inner storyteller. Remember that the most important stories for donors and alumni are the stories that they tell themselves and those around them.
• Use stories to illustrate and explain. Statistics and facts can educate and inform, and a story can bring life to reality.
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• Why am I doing this?
• Do I belong here?
• What sort of impact can I make here?
• What sort of commitment am I willing to make?
• Do others in the org share my values and priorities?
• Is this org “for real?”
Thoughts:
• Investment: This is important to me.
• Enjoyment: I like the relationships that I’m building, and I value my interactions with people who share my interests.
• Pride: I’m part of something important.
• Gratitude: I want to give back in some way.
• Happiness: Helping others brings me joy.
Feelings:
Institutional sites
Web searches
Personal interactions
Trusted Resources:
Actions:
• Provide ways for people to customize the type, frequency, and channels for their communication.
• Respond quickly.
• Express genuine gratitude.
• Listen to questions and feedback.
• Demonstrate commitment to supporters as individuals.
Opportunities:
Review outcomes
Search the web
Visit organization sitesEngage in social
Meet other supporters
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Engage Invest
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• I want to stay connected and to know what’s going on.
• I think that this is a good investment of my time and money.
• I realize and appreciate how my involvement has changed me.
• I want to promote our organization actively.
Thoughts:
• Excitement: I’m so glad to have found this organization, and I want to be part of something bigger than myself.
• Apprehension: I hope I fit in.
• Empowerment: I can make a difference through my involvement.
• Acceptance: I belong here, and I feel cared for.
Feelings:
• Annual reports
• Magazines and publications
• Newsletters
• Email communications
• Online communities
• Posts, tweets, and other social media posts from supporters
Trusted Resources:
Actions:
• Provide content on your site that speaks to both head and heart.
• Provide multiple ways to engage at various levels.
• Coordinate internal communications initiatives to make cultivation seamless.
Opportunities:
Advocate via social
GiveAttend events
Build relationships
SubscribeBecome a member
Participate in online communities
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Lead Inspire
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• I’m ready to step up in the organization, and I believe I can have a bigger impact in a leadership role.
• I’ve got a lot of great ideas about things we can do, and I want to make things happen!
• How can we extend our reach and influence?
• I want to make sure others have a good experience like I have.
Thoughts:
• Thrill: I can make an even bigger impact in my new role.
• Urgency: I need to get more people involved and invested.
• Accomplishment: I feel good when I lend my expertise and give my support, and I like the recognition.
• Efficacy: Contributing makes me feel important.
• Pressure: Others have stepped up, I should, too.
Feelings:
• Conversations with other members
• Events and meetings
• Organization- and industry-specific news sources
• Respected local and national news sources
Trusted Resources:
Actions:
• Provide content on your site that speaks to both head and heart.
• Provide multiple ways to engage at various levels.
• Coordinate internal communications initiatives to make cultivation seamless.
Opportunities:
Involve and recruit family and friends
Benchmark our org’s progress
Accept leadership position
Volunteer
Participate in online communities
Become a public spokesperson
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Reflect Recommit
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• Am I having the impact that I want to have?
• Is this the best investment of my time and resources?
• Do I still have more to offer?
• How am I benefitting from my involvement?
• Do I believe that they appreciate, respect, and value me?
Thoughts:
• Ambivalence: I’m not sure this is still “right” for me.
• Appreciation: This organization makes a difference in the world.
• Fear: Where to, if I decide to taper my involvement and support?
• Hurt: I feel slighted or disrespected.
• Inspiration: I want to continue with my involvement.
Feelings:
• Conversations with friends and colleagues
• Interactions with other organization peers and staff
Trusted Resources:
Actions:
• Affirm the individual’s value and illustrate the impact of their contribution.
• Learn more about a person’s goals and priorities.
• Encourage ongoing/increased involvement.
Opportunities:
Benchmark our org’s progress
Decide if now is the right time
to make a change
Consider long-term priorities
Talk with trusted advisors
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ENGAGE & INVEST LEAD & INSPIRE REFLECT & RECOMMIT
• Why am I doing this? • Do I belong here? • What sort of impact can I make here? • What sort of commitment am I willing to make? • Do others in the org share my values and priorities? • Is this org “for real?”
• I want to stay connected and to know what’s going on. • I think that this is a good investment of my time and money. • I realize and appreciate how my involvement has changed me. • I want to promote our organization actively.
• I’m ready to step up in the organization, and I believe I can have a bigger impact in a leadership role.
• I’ve got a lot of great ideas about things we can do, and I want to make things happen!
• How can we extend our reach and influence? • I want to make sure others have a good experience like I have.
• Am I having the impact that I want to have? • Is this the best investment of my time and resources? • Do I still have more to offer? • How am I benefitting from my involvement? • Do I believe that they appreciate, respect, and value me?
• Excitement: I’m so glad to have found this organization, and I want to be part of something bigger than myself.
• Apprehension: I hope I fit in. • Empowerment: I can make a difference through my involvement. • Acceptance: I belong here, and I feel cared for.
• Investment: This is important to me. • Enjoyment: I like the relationships that I’m building, and I value my
interactions with people who share my interests. • Pride: I’m part of something important. • Gratitude: I want to give back in some way. • Happiness: Helping others brings me joy.
• Thrill: I can make an even bigger impact in my new role. • Urgency: I need to get more people involved and invested. • Accomplishment: I feel good when I lend my expertise and give my
support, and I like the recognition. • Efficacy: Contributing makes me feel important. • Pressure: Others have stepped up, I should, too.
• Ambivalence: I’m not sure this is still “right” for me. • Appreciation: This organization makes a difference in the world. • Fear: Where to, if I decide to taper my involvement and support? • Hurt: I feel slighted or disrespected. • Inspiration: I want to continue with my involvement.
• Conversations with friends and colleagues
• Interactions with other organization peers and staff
• Conversations with other members
• Events and meetings • Organization- and industry-
specific news sources
• Respected local and national news sources
• Annual reports • Magazines and publications • Newsletters • Email communications • Online communities
• Posts, tweets, and other social media posts from supporters
• Institutional sites • Web searches • Personal interactions
STAGES
THOUGHTS
FEELINGS
ACTIONS
TRUSTED RESOURCES
EXPLORE & ENJOY
Review outcomes
Search the web Involve and recruit family and friends
Visit organization sites Engage in social
Meet other supporters
Advocate via social
Benchmark our org’s progress
Accept leadership positionGive
Volunteer
Attend events
Build relationships
Subscribe Become a member
Participate in online communities
Become a public spokesperson
Decide if now is the right time
to make a change
Consider long-term priorities
Talk with trusted advisors
• Provide content on your site that speaks to both head and heart. • Provide multiple ways to engage at various levels. • Coordinate internal communications initiatives to make cultivation
seamless.
• Provide opportunities and training for leadership and meaningful interaction.
• Make information sharing as easy and seamless as possible.
• Affirm the individual’s value and illustrate the impact of their contribution.
• Learn more about a person’s goals and priorities. • Encourage ongoing/increased involvement.OPPORTUNITIES
• Provide ways for people to customize the type, frequency, and channels for their communication.
• Respond quickly. • Express genuine gratitude. • Listen to questions and feedback. • Demonstrate commitment to supporters as individuals.
STORYTELLING PRINCIPLES
• Go deeper. All gifts make a difference, all memberships have their privileges, and all organizations make some sort of impact. The details are what make the story your story.
• Remember that the hero of the story is not your organization. Find ways to place your reader at the heart of the story.
• Nurture your reader’s own inner storyteller. Remember that the most important stories for donors and alumni are the stories that they tell themselves and those around them.
• Use stories to illustrate and explain. Statistics and facts can educate and inform, and a story can bring life to reality.
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When you understand the journey, you can create stories to support that journey.
The Assertion:
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Crafting the Narratives
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The Insight:
The most important stories are the ones that alumni and donors tell themselves and those around them.
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The Insight:
The most important stories are the ones that alumni and donors tell themselves (about themselves) and (about) those around them.
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The Insight:
The most important stories are the ones that alumni and donors tell (to) themselves and (to) those around them.
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You must your readers at the heart of the stories that you tell. They are your heroes.
The Upshot:
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1. Go deeper. All gifts make a difference, all memberships have their privileges, and all organizations make some sort of impact. The details are what make the story your story.
2. Use stories to illustrate and explain. Statistics and facts can educate and inform, and a story can bring life to reality.
3. Remember that the hero of the story is not your organization. Find ways to place your reader at the heart of the story.
4. Nurture your reader’s own inner storyteller. Remember that the most important stories for donors and alumni are the stories that they tell themselves and those around them.
Your Storytelling Opportunities:
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“We learned that people gave most to areas that they could attach themselves to and things they could see themselves doing,
needing, or creating.”
Josh Foladare, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Alumni Association
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Bostonia Magazine
The Good Life of Marcia Deihl
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Engage Invest
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“Research revealed that alumni who have liked content on an institution’s page are 92% more likely to give. Millennials are 115% more
likely to give.”
- Jenna Buckle, Evertrue -
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
MIT
#MITBETTERWORLD
https://betterworld.mit.edu/
engage
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
TEXAS EXES
Advocate for UT
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Lead Inspire
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Purdue Day of Giving
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
2015 Philanthropy Journal
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Reflect Recommit
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“The strongest force in the universe is self-esteem. If you can make someone
feel good about themselves, they will love you for it. They will be loyal to you.”
- Steve Wynn, Hotel Mogul -
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
UC Berkeley
The Campaign for Berkeley
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
You at BU:
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Stories in the Digital Wild
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“Far too often for writers and editors the story is done when you hit publish. At The Huffington Post,
the article begins its life when you hit publish.”
Paul Berry The Huffington Post
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Visual Design
Structured Content
Integrated Media
Engagement Opportunities
Technology Infrastructure
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Visual Design• Beautiful interfaces that encourage reading • Thoughtful consideration of layout flexibility in regard to
viewport size and content load times • Touch-optimized content interactions • Micro-interactions • Sufficient clear space to allow focus on the text
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Structured Content• Atomic units of information • Metadata and keyword plan to support search engine
optimization (SEO) • Tagging and taxonomy • Associated social posts and promotions
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Integrated Media• Photography • Video • Audio • Data visualization (infographics)
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Engagement Opps• Calls to action • Commenting/reader contributions • Ability to share and amplify through social media • Opportunities to follow the story through mobile push
alerts and email updates • Subscription opportunities (podcasts, playlists)
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Technology• Content management system • Cloud-based collaboration tools • Experimentation capability to optimize content based on
audience behavior • Analytics framework
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Strategize
1Create
2Publish
3
Assess
5
Promote
4
Curate
6
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“In digital media, technology is not a wingman; it is The Man.
How something is made is often as important as what is made.”
David Carr The New York Times
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Three Lessons Learned
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You and your institution are not the heroes of your stories.
Lesson 1:
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“The greatest storytelling commandment is …
make me care.”
Andrew Stanton, Film Maker, “Toy Story”
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No conflict or tension? No story.Lesson 2:
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“Conflict is a story’s oxygen.”
Bill Strathmann, Network for Good
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Story first. Department second.Lesson 3:
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“The best stories in higher education are the ones we
learn to tell together.”
Voltaire Santos Miran
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Our Storytelling Series Team
Ben Bilow Senior Creative Director
Abby McLean Visual/UX Designer
Fran Zablocki Strategist
Soni Oliver Visual/UX Designer
Joel Pattison Director of Strategy
Greg Zguta Senior Consultant
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Questions?
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m storytellers for .edu
Thank You!