{"id":158,"date":"2021-07-06T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excal.design\/?p=158"},"modified":"2021-09-07T12:15:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:15:07","slug":"design-thinking-and-the-art-of-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/excal.design\/index.php\/design-thinking-and-the-art-of-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Thinking and the art of storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you<\/strong> like stories? I love stories<\/a>. You would notice that I typically begin most of my editorials with a story or an anecdote. It is confusing to tell a story about storytelling. I am no literary genius like Calvino so in the spirit of his book and this editorial, I\u2019d request you to participate by connecting the dots and script a story about your story as you navigate the corporate world.<\/p>\n

So, stories can be fictional or non fictional and some realists may think of stories as lies even though they may be based on truths \u2013 because after all they can be interpreted both from a teller\u2019s as well as a listener\u2019s perspective. In my view, that isn\u2019t really the point as long as the story is authentic to the truth it is trying to convey. To quote one of my favorite graphic novelists from modern times, \u201cArtists (may) use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.\u201d<\/em> - Alan Moore, V for Vendetta.<\/p>\n

Sociologists will tell you that humans are social animals and that storytelling is an essential universal feature of every culture, society, way of life and sustenance for evolution. We are all hard wired for good stories and whether we like it or not narratives often define our own and collective identities. So what can stories do (among other things)?<\/p>\n