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  • The Empire Strikes Back?

    For years, I only knew of George Lucas’ 1977 cinematic sci-fi breakthrough as “Star Wars.”  Then I found out that it was part of a trilogy.  But wait, Lucas had a plan all along.  Believe it or not, this tale of an oppressed rag-tag alliance looking to overturn an overly orderly, hierarchal monopolistic political system…

  • Telling an institutional story

    I produced this for USAID in 2005 to tell the story of public-private partnerships in southern Africa. Shot with a Sony HVR-Z1 in HDV (downsampled to SD), edited in Final Cut Pro.  The client wanted to move beyond a dry Powerpoint presentation and try to inspire its constituents into adopting a new strategy.  This film…

  • Storytelling, Digital Media and Constrained Communication: Town Hall

    Watch the video of my entire Seattle Town Hall talk on January 13, 2010. Here is my slide deck with notes:

  • The Connective Power of Story

    First, watch this video. And then read MCDM Storytelling friend Liz Norville’s explanation of why it’s an intriguing take on storytelling, and some of the background behind the story itself.