How can we grab the opportunity presented by the 2025 Australian Federal election to steer the public narrative in the direction of care and connectedness for people and nature?
Topic: Story & Narrative
Story & Narrative
Humans use stories to make sense of the world. When we’re engaged in social change work we come up against collective stories that maintain the status quo. Such stories are used to justify power imbalances, exploitation and destruction. To make positive change we need to intervene narratively: amplifying an alternative world view, bringing hidden characters to light, and holding out a brighter future.
The resources in this topic include frameworks, templates, tools and messaging guides to help you tell powerful stories.
Narrative Power in Crisis: How to Narrate Towards Action
This article by the Narrative Initiative about how to narrate towards action presents five guides to use when narrating through a crisis.
Health Equity Narrative House
These guides provide storytelling and powerbuilding strategies to expand the choir and base of people supporting health equity.
Narrative, Storytelling and Messaging Directories and Libraries
Looking for narrative and storytelling directories, libraries or hubs? Here is a live list collated by the Commons librarians.
Narrative and Storytelling: Training and Planning Tools
A live list of training and planning tools about narrative and storytelling collated by the Commons librarians.
Impact Storytelling: The Ecosystem, the Evidence and Possible Futures
What is Impact Storytelling? A report that explores impact storytelling (storytelling for social change), the ecosystem and where it can go.
Race Class Narrative Messaging Guides and Checklist
Resources about Race Class Narrative including guides, examples and a checklist from We Make the Future in the United States.
Transformational Ethical Story Telling (TEST) Framework
The Transformational Ethical Story Telling (T.E.S.T.) framework, principles and guide by Our Race creates safer spaces for Story Holders.
Storytelling with Community: Applying Co-design Principles in Collaborative Storytelling for Advocacy Campaigns
Tips, tools, and a presentation from a workshop session for digital storytellers and organisers working with affected communities.
Measuring Narrative Change: Understanding Progress and Navigating Complexity
Insights into some of the questions facing practitioners, funders, and others interested in measuring narrative change.
How Do We Defeat the Far Right this Election?
How can we grab the opportunity presented by the 2025 Australian Federal election to steer the public narrative in the direction of care and connectedness for people and nature?
Narrative Power in Crisis: How to Narrate Towards Action
This article by the Narrative Initiative about how to narrate towards action presents five guides to use when narrating through a crisis.
Health Equity Narrative House
These guides provide storytelling and powerbuilding strategies to expand the choir and base of people supporting health equity.
Narrative, Storytelling and Messaging Directories and Libraries
Looking for narrative and storytelling directories, libraries or hubs? Here is a live list collated by the Commons librarians.
Narrative and Storytelling: Training and Planning Tools
A live list of training and planning tools about narrative and storytelling collated by the Commons librarians.
Impact Storytelling: The Ecosystem, the Evidence and Possible Futures
What is Impact Storytelling? A report that explores impact storytelling (storytelling for social change), the ecosystem and where it can go.
Race Class Narrative Messaging Guides and Checklist
Resources about Race Class Narrative including guides, examples and a checklist from We Make the Future in the United States.
Transformational Ethical Story Telling (TEST) Framework
The Transformational Ethical Story Telling (T.E.S.T.) framework, principles and guide by Our Race creates safer spaces for Story Holders.
Storytelling with Community: Applying Co-design Principles in Collaborative Storytelling for Advocacy Campaigns
Tips, tools, and a presentation from a workshop session for digital storytellers and organisers working with affected communities.
Measuring Narrative Change: Understanding Progress and Navigating Complexity
Insights into some of the questions facing practitioners, funders, and others interested in measuring narrative change.