Collective Storytelling for Impact

Coralus would like to support the collective in exploring how to leverage storytelling and outreach to connect with partners. Through a 90-min working session and drop-in feedback sessions, we’ll explore:
•    the power and mechanisms of storytelling for engagement in a collective social innovation setting, 
•    who your partners and interested parties are and what they need, 
•    how to leverage the power of stories to engage audiences, through consistent and valuable outreach
•    your own venture or personal brand story

Whether you’re experienced, just getting started, or somewhere in between, you’ll get a chance to brainstorm and spend dedicated time iterating on ways to tell stories around your greater purpose as part of the collective and an ecosystem of change makers.
You’ll end up with a plan and a foundation to hit the ground running with your outreach efforts.

How?
>>> 1 x 90-minute session
This facilitated workshop will be delivered as an active working session using your own venture or personal brand. Frameworks are introduced and we’ll apply them immediately in individual worksheets and peer conversations.
I.     Changing the narrative
II.    The power of story
III.    Stakeholders and audiences
IV.     Goals and themes
>>> Drop-in feedback sessions (choose one)
A couple of weeks after the workshop we’ll be offering an open time slot 
for folks to drop in and iterate on our stories and get feedback from peers.

When?
Session 1: 
Tuesday 17 October 2023    
            9–10:30am PDT / 12pm–1:30pm EDT / 5-6:30pm BST

Drop-ins:        
Wednesday 8 November 2023 (REGISTER)
            9am PDT / Noon EDT / 5pm GMT
            or
Thursday 9 November 2023 (REGISTER)
            5pm EDT / 2pm PDT 

Who?
If you’re working on a venture, in an org, or developing your own personal brand and wondering how to tell the story of why your work matters, how it ignites impact, as well as who it involves and affects, this session is for you.

About
Isabelle Swiderski, a proud Coralus Activator, has over 20 years of experience as a design strategist, journalist, and educator. She runs a multidisciplinary consultancy, Seven25, founded in 2007, which partners with global economic development initiatives to leverage service design, branding, and storytelling in support of social justice and innovation. She also currently serves as Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Design, and at The New School Parson’s Graduate School of Design Strategies.