By Limor Shiponi I’m working on creating a storytelling grid that can help map the field of things named storytelling. If you’re curious, please read post I & post II and don’t miss the interesting comments. At the same time I’d like to present a question to story practitioners in order to create a survey …
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By Limor Shiponi My first words go to Blackblot and Gabriel Steinhardt – it is in the presence of patience, practical knowledge and a comprehensive methodology that professionals can feel safe enough to learn, to open the mind to new possibilities. I could see my classmates struggle while standing in the gap between reality and …
By Limor Shiponi Wisely, a substantial amount of formulation, observation and discussion is performed during the earlier phases of Blackblot’s training around roles and goals. Looking at my attempt to “get the game out of the door” as Gregg placed it, this is important. In storytelling it is all in one person. If I want …
By Limor Shiponi This post follows the previous one – Storylistening and the ability to review performance. There it was mainly about my daughter’s thoughts, some remarks made by me and comments by other storytellers. I wish to thank all of you. I waited until we had time to speak again. I read all the …
By Limor Shiponi We managed to pass the threshold. We had fifteen eight grade students in front of us, most of them boys. They were feeling uncomfortable still, shooting remarks at each other across the room. I moved forward and presented them Kevin’s two prompting requests “Tell us a story about being “boxed” in. Tell …
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