All of the above are images that I have used at different times to promote the work that I do, as you can see there's quite a range. I want to explore this, ...

I was recently working on a project in Indonesia for the British Council, South Sulawesi to be precise. My role involved delivering training on narrative and...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" How many times did we hear that as children and how many times have we asked children that question? It seems to b...

Often, at the end of my training sessions, I invite people to create a circle and imagine that they each hold ribbons and threads in their hands, enough for ...

I have recently been involved in an organisation where the staff and the business have been split up into two separate companies. As I spoke to the people in...

Let me begin by sharing part of a narrative training exercise that I have developed and often use. First the large group is divided into groups of about six w...

How often have we heard the phrase, "we need to change behaviour?" Whether in the classroom, office, community or even within ourselves. The phrase is often ...

In any training that aims to effect change I feel we have to start with the question, why? Why are you a teacher? Why are you a leader? Why do you believe wh...

It is the New Year of 2019 and I have been living in Sweden for just over two years. There has been a sensation, whilst living here, of having many new and s...

My reflections of my first MOOC, Engagement in a time of Polarisation.

In her article, 'Framing Uncertainty: narratives, change and digital technologies,´ (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme,) Lucia Garcia-Lorenzo states that "stori...

I feel that there is an assumption that we can create a totally new future as leaders of organisations or of ourselves. Often I am asked to facilitate a proc...

I am back after a lovely holiday and I am now in the process of preparing 3 pieces of work for major educational conferences here in Sweden. They all focus o...

Most of the recent training I have been asked to design and deliver recently has been around Narrative and Leadership. It has been challenging and rewarding ...

Many of you will know that I have recently moved to Sweden. I am in the process of making a home here with the man I love, hence the move. I know, that like ...

I have been asked to lead a session on Leadership and Narrative at the 2017 BETT Conference in London. 'How do stories shape our futures? I will be working w...

Intersections – it’s where the magic happens or not. I have just returned from New Orleans where I delivered at a conference on “Livable Communities’ for AAR...

(originally written over 1 year ago) I have been working as a trainer, consultant and storyteller for many years now and on my journey, sometimes through tan...