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The Opportunities of
Narrative:
How Storytelling
Leads to Change
annotated and revised slides

Centre for Social Innovation | New York | 9 December 2013
Let’s start with a supposition...

CULTURE + STORYTELLING
are
connective tissue that binds us together as humans

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and another...
movements + campaigns + projects + social enterprises
need
+ cohesive narrative
+ shared goals
+ common identity
+ networked response
+ local connection / global amplification
+ ethics framework

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With those two suppositions as a basis,
let’s talk about...

Power of Narrative

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Narrative Power
Power of Narrative

Narrative Power

Engagement
Framing
Surface Area | Entry Points Political | Social | Cultural
Design and Innovation
A Seat At the Table

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Power of Narrative

Narrative Power

Setting a Cultural Stage to Cultivate Impact
Humanization of Issues
Shifts in Perception
Calls to Action
(Measurable) Impact

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Power of Narrative

Narrative Power

In a world moving toward big data, creative media and
cultural expression have the power to contextualize
human need and experience and catalyze change.

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Roots of Strategic Narrative Design
Design
CommunityCenteredness
User-Centered Design
Design Thinking
User Experience
Systemic/Systems
Change

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Transmedia
Storytelling
Social Change
Leadership
Local Voice
Humanizing Social
Issues
Interactivity
Social Movements
Activist Media

Social Innovation
Novel solution to a
social problem that is
more effective, efficient,
sustainable, or just than
existing solutions
Transmedia Activism
Framework for strategy to
- Create social impact
- Influence perception
- Build community
through fragmented storytelling by
authors, stakeholders, and
communities who
share assets + create entry points
into issues and solutions
across multiple forms of media

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Why is This Important?
+ How to Tell a Story Together
+ How to Tell a Story of Complexity | Ecosystems
+ How to Tell a Story Based in Reality or Imagination
(but always based on stories of individuals)
+ How to Drive and Assess (qualitative) Impact

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Why is This Important?
Audiences
Communities

Awareness  Engagement  Action  Change

Actionable Stories
Story Universe

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Building Community
Essential Elements
Story
Collaborative Action
Voice

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Building Community

Narrative Design | Choreography
Narrative Design | Symphony
Narrative Design | Team Sport

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Our Work | Case Studies

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Cross-media platforms
Human Rights | Aid + Development

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Single platform
Child homelessness | Undocumented youth | Arts education

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Multiple platforms
Immigration reform | Migrant rights |
Economic development

Inside Comayagua Prison, Honduras

NYTimes Op-Doc: Bodies on the Border

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Toolkits | Training
Transmedia Storytelling and Narrative Design for Program Innovation

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Nonprofit
organizations |
Strategic
Planning

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Forthcoming | Multiple platforms

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Emerging Trends: Projects of Note
Setting a Cultural Stage

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Setting a Cultural Stage: Indie + Nonprofit Interactive Participatory Projects | Social Issue

Dadaab Stories

Hollow
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Sandy Storyline

My Sky is Falling
Setting a Cultural Stage: Indie and Nonprofit Projects | Arts and Culture, Community Vibrancy

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Setting a Cultural Stage: Data Visualization

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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Setting a Cultural Stage: Interactive Journalism

NYTimes: Snow Fall

Guardian: NSA Files Decoded
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Setting a Cultural Stage: Long Form Interactive Journalism

NYTimes: Invisible Child

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Setting a Cultural Stage: Nonprofit Interactive | Education and Direct Action

MSF: Starved for Attention

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Setting a Cultural Stage: Management Consulting | Social Enterprise

McKinsey & Company: Stories of Social Entrepreneurs

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Sources of Funding
+ Corporate Sponsorship
+ Audience Funding | Crowdsourced Funding
+ Crowdsourced Production
+ Philanthropic Funding
++ Film Philanthropies
++ Foundations Supporting Underlying Issues
++ Impact investment funds
+ Income Revenue models
+ Venture Capital | Private Equity

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Sources of Funding | Educational Materials

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Business Models for Narrative Design

+ For-profit Companies
+ Nonprofit Organizations
+ Storyworlds
+ Campaigns
+ Projects

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Market Opportunities
aka, who isn’t really doing this yet?

+ Corporate Social Responsibility
+ Corporate Commmunity Engagement
+ Advertising + Marketing
+ Management Consulting
+ Small Foundations and NGOs

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Risks and Challenges

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Risks and Challenges

+ Gulf between theory, critique, and
practice
+ Love of the platform and technology |
Techno-determinism
+ “Hijacking” narrative
+ “Savior Traps”
+ “Helicoptering”

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+ Intellectual property concerns
+ Funding and Distribution
+ Impact Measurement
Risks and Challenges: Solving for...

Intentionality
+ Creating rigor around and recognizing
intentionality behind "citizen" media and
“DIY” storytelling
+ Parsing out fine lines between story to
engagement to propaganda
+ Bridging engagement/action gap

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Risks and Challenges: Solving for...
+ Community-centered

participation

“local voice” in direct partnership with platform creators
+ Move

beyond awareness

connecting targeted audiences to commit to a particular
worldview, advocacy agenda, or action, by using local
storytellers
+ Platforms

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that are culturally appropriate
Risks and Challenges: Solving for...

Assessing Your Social Change Model

+ Respect
+ Relevance
+ Resonance

Full model available at http://www.slideshare.net/lksriv/the-3-rs-co
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Risks and Challenges: Solving for...

Regarding Humanity | www.regardinghumanity.org

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Lina Srivastava
http://linasrivastava.com
info@linasrivastava.com
@lksriv

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The Opportunities of Narrative: How Storytelling Leads to Change

  • 1. The Opportunities of Narrative: How Storytelling Leads to Change annotated and revised slides Centre for Social Innovation | New York | 9 December 2013
  • 2. Let’s start with a supposition... CULTURE + STORYTELLING are connective tissue that binds us together as humans linasrivastava.com
  • 3. and another... movements + campaigns + projects + social enterprises need + cohesive narrative + shared goals + common identity + networked response + local connection / global amplification + ethics framework linasrivastava.com
  • 4. With those two suppositions as a basis, let’s talk about... Power of Narrative linasrivastava.com Narrative Power
  • 5. Power of Narrative Narrative Power Engagement Framing Surface Area | Entry Points Political | Social | Cultural Design and Innovation A Seat At the Table linasrivastava.com
  • 6. Power of Narrative Narrative Power Setting a Cultural Stage to Cultivate Impact Humanization of Issues Shifts in Perception Calls to Action (Measurable) Impact linasrivastava.com
  • 7. Power of Narrative Narrative Power In a world moving toward big data, creative media and cultural expression have the power to contextualize human need and experience and catalyze change. linasrivastava.com
  • 8. Roots of Strategic Narrative Design Design CommunityCenteredness User-Centered Design Design Thinking User Experience Systemic/Systems Change linasrivastava.com Transmedia Storytelling Social Change Leadership Local Voice Humanizing Social Issues Interactivity Social Movements Activist Media Social Innovation Novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than existing solutions
  • 9. Transmedia Activism Framework for strategy to - Create social impact - Influence perception - Build community through fragmented storytelling by authors, stakeholders, and communities who share assets + create entry points into issues and solutions across multiple forms of media linasrivastava.com
  • 10. Why is This Important? + How to Tell a Story Together + How to Tell a Story of Complexity | Ecosystems + How to Tell a Story Based in Reality or Imagination (but always based on stories of individuals) + How to Drive and Assess (qualitative) Impact linasrivastava.com
  • 11. Why is This Important? Audiences Communities Awareness  Engagement  Action  Change Actionable Stories Story Universe linasrivastava.com
  • 13. Building Community Narrative Design | Choreography Narrative Design | Symphony Narrative Design | Team Sport linasrivastava.com
  • 14. Our Work | Case Studies linasrivastava.com
  • 15. Cross-media platforms Human Rights | Aid + Development linasrivastava.com
  • 16. Single platform Child homelessness | Undocumented youth | Arts education linasrivastava.com
  • 17. Multiple platforms Immigration reform | Migrant rights | Economic development Inside Comayagua Prison, Honduras NYTimes Op-Doc: Bodies on the Border linasrivastava.com
  • 18. Toolkits | Training Transmedia Storytelling and Narrative Design for Program Innovation linasrivastava.com
  • 20. Forthcoming | Multiple platforms linasrivastava.com
  • 21. Emerging Trends: Projects of Note Setting a Cultural Stage linasrivastava.com
  • 22. Setting a Cultural Stage: Indie + Nonprofit Interactive Participatory Projects | Social Issue Dadaab Stories Hollow linasrivastava.com Sandy Storyline My Sky is Falling
  • 23. Setting a Cultural Stage: Indie and Nonprofit Projects | Arts and Culture, Community Vibrancy linasrivastava.com
  • 24. Setting a Cultural Stage: Data Visualization Out of Sight, Out of Mind linasrivastava.com
  • 25. Setting a Cultural Stage: Interactive Journalism NYTimes: Snow Fall Guardian: NSA Files Decoded linasrivastava.com
  • 26. Setting a Cultural Stage: Long Form Interactive Journalism NYTimes: Invisible Child linasrivastava.com
  • 27. Setting a Cultural Stage: Nonprofit Interactive | Education and Direct Action MSF: Starved for Attention linasrivastava.com
  • 28. Setting a Cultural Stage: Management Consulting | Social Enterprise McKinsey & Company: Stories of Social Entrepreneurs linasrivastava.com
  • 29. Sources of Funding + Corporate Sponsorship + Audience Funding | Crowdsourced Funding + Crowdsourced Production + Philanthropic Funding ++ Film Philanthropies ++ Foundations Supporting Underlying Issues ++ Impact investment funds + Income Revenue models + Venture Capital | Private Equity linasrivastava.com
  • 30. Sources of Funding | Educational Materials linasrivastava.com
  • 31. Business Models for Narrative Design + For-profit Companies + Nonprofit Organizations + Storyworlds + Campaigns + Projects linasrivastava.com
  • 32. Market Opportunities aka, who isn’t really doing this yet? + Corporate Social Responsibility + Corporate Commmunity Engagement + Advertising + Marketing + Management Consulting + Small Foundations and NGOs linasrivastava.com
  • 34. Risks and Challenges + Gulf between theory, critique, and practice + Love of the platform and technology | Techno-determinism + “Hijacking” narrative + “Savior Traps” + “Helicoptering” linasrivastava.com + Intellectual property concerns + Funding and Distribution + Impact Measurement
  • 35. Risks and Challenges: Solving for... Intentionality + Creating rigor around and recognizing intentionality behind "citizen" media and “DIY” storytelling + Parsing out fine lines between story to engagement to propaganda + Bridging engagement/action gap linasrivastava.com
  • 36. Risks and Challenges: Solving for... + Community-centered participation “local voice” in direct partnership with platform creators + Move beyond awareness connecting targeted audiences to commit to a particular worldview, advocacy agenda, or action, by using local storytellers + Platforms linasrivastava.com that are culturally appropriate
  • 37. Risks and Challenges: Solving for... Assessing Your Social Change Model + Respect + Relevance + Resonance Full model available at http://www.slideshare.net/lksriv/the-3-rs-co linasrivastava.com
  • 38. Risks and Challenges: Solving for... Regarding Humanity | www.regardinghumanity.org linasrivastava.com