storytelling
exploring the art of storytelling
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storytelling
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
“I believe that the best magazine articles have at least two—and better if three—elements to them: access, narrative, and disclosure. That is: on-the-ground reporting; a story arc with a beginning, middle, and end; and revelations that move the scholarship forward. A great magazine article must also always have at its core a measure of conflict. We... See more
The Wizard of AI
vimeo.comStunning piece of work well worth watching from beginning to end.
Listen! This is how stories used to begin. It is the opening word of Beowulf , the oldest piece of English literature. We don’t know who wrote it, but it almost certainly began as an oral tradition, and it reveals something about storytelling that has never left us. It begins with a call, with a bard asking a crowd to give freely a resource that h
... See moreAlexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
A story is never an answer. A story is always a question.
∆ Ali Smith, Companion Piece