Overview
This book highlights storytelling as a concrete and viable method which can be used in various operational fields in organizations: from change management to project management and knowledge management, it presents employees’ stories on past projects and the diverse, essential aspects of corporate culture they reveal, in an easy-to-comprehend and entertaining fashion. These stories focus on specific but generic experiences which can be adapted and exploited by the reader to ultimately tap into hidden knowledge and increase transparency during daily routines in his or her own organization. Knowledge managers, coaches, and strategists alike will find a 'real-life' connection through these stories, helping them improve their own storytelling methods. The book also provides exhaustive information on the latest storytelling methods and strategies. The adaptations Thier has made to bring learning histories to corporate settings accelerates the capture, flow, and application of organizational knowledge that speeds up changes to improve operations! George Roth (Principal Research Associate at MIT Sloan School of Management, Boston, United States)
Full Product Details
Author: Karin Thier ,
Markus Russin
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9783662585818
ISBN 10: 3662585812
Pages: 119
Publication Date: 27 December 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Author Information
Karin Thier is a founder of NARRATA Consult, a consulting institute focusing on the development and applications of storytelling and narrative methods in the fields of project debriefing, knowledge management, expert debriefing, cultural change and employer branding. She holds a PhD in the field of media pedagogy at University of Augsburg (Germany) on the development of an efficient learning history method for a practical use in companies in cooperation with the software company F.A.S.T. GmbH. Since then, she has been using storytelling and narrative approaches and methods in numerous contexts, both in large corporations, as well as medium-sized and non-profit companies and organizations. Presently, she works as a consultant, trainer and coach and has published many articles and books on the topic of storytelling in organizations.
