Introduction
Marshall Ganz made the following points in What is Public Narrative (2008):
- Public narrative is a leadership art. Leaders draw on narrative to inspire action across cultures, faiths, professions, classes, and eras.
- A story of self communicates who I am – my values, my experience, why I do what I do.
- A story of us communicates who we are – our shared values, our shared experience, and why we do what we do.
- A story of now transforms the present into a moment of challenge, hope, and choice.
See the Further Resources at the bottom of this page for more relevant resources from Ganz and others.
Lesson 5: Motivation Through Story
Learn about the importance of emotion and how to counteract inhibitors like isolation, with action motivators like solidarity.
Lesson 6: How to Tell a Story
Learn how to craft an effective story that communicates hope, creates empathy and identifies values that connect us.
Lesson 7: Public Narrative Example
Watch a powerful example of a public narrative and identify when the speaker is telling a story of self, a story of us, and a story of now.
Lesson 8: Debrief of the Example
Debrief the James Croft narrative with Professor Ganz as he identifies how the speaker so effectively communicated hope and called us to action.
Lesson 9: Introduction to Story of Self
Learn the importance of telling your own story, drawing on moments and experiences so that others can begin to understand you.
Lesson 10: Questions for a Story of Self
Professor Ganz asks a series of questions to coach a Resistance School student in creating a story of self.
Lesson 11: Introduction to Coaching Others
Lesson 12: Do’s and Don’ts of Coaching
Watch examples of the do’s and don’ts of coaching to learn how to become a better coach by giving strategic feedback and asking the right questions.
Lesson 13: Debrief the Do’s and Don’ts
Debrief the examples of do’s and don’ts of coaching with Professor Ganz to better understand how to build the capacity of another.
Lesson 14: Debrief the Public Narrative Course
Lesson 15: Conclusion and How to Applaud
Further Resources
- Read Leading Change: Leadership, Organization, and Social Movements by Marshall Ganz
- Read Organizing: People, Power, Change handbook adapted from the work of Marshall Ganz
- Read The Role of Stories in Organising by Joel Dignam (based on Marshall Ganz’s Harvard course)
- See Organising: Start Here for many more resources
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