Challenge    Everybody is facing the Covid19 and it may affects different parts of people’s life. One of the  most difficult part is being forced to stay indoors for months without the possibility to see  other people or/and work, carry forward personal projects and goals.  In this weird and never happened situation people are easily dealing with negative thoughts,  confusion, isolation, anxiety and in general pessimism about their future. In such times of  uncertainty, the only way forward is to accept that while people don’t have control over  everything, there are some things they can do to stay positive about the future.      Selection    I chose Storytelling as a great tool to help connect, inspire and stimulate positive thoughts.  Sharing stories of their lives in which they felt emotions of fear, confusion, negativity and  anxiety and think about how they and other people have handled these situations can be a  great way to empathize, connect and visualize some new ways to face this moment.

Application    Sometimes addressing how someone handle a difficult and personal situation can impact  everyone for the better, even if everyone had his own experiences, stories and past. I’ve  conducted an online interview to 25 people between 20 to 30 years old divided in two  different stages: the first one to research, confirm the assumptions and the second one to  share their personal stories among them and how they handled those situations described  above.    The first stage helped me define my initials assumptions were true by proving that more than  75% of the people were facing up and down and a general feeling of confusion during the  Covid19.    The second stage consisted in sharing their personal stories between each other. They had  to answers to three questions:

1. Think of a moment in your life where you felt destabilized, confused, anxious and  describe how you managed to overcome it.

2. If you had to help a friend in a moment of difficulty, what would you say to help him to  keep a positive mentality?

3. There should have been a time in your life when you found yourself facing a problem  that seemed insurmountable and instead you overcome it. What was the "winning  factor"?

At the end they had to explain if they found this experiment valuable and useful and why.

Insight & Approach  By applying the survey and storytelling tool, I identified my assumptions and I have learned  that the storytelling tool had a very important role: it projects you into a reality that is not  yours but with which you try to find affinity, almost spontaneously leads you to put yourself in  other's shoes and magically empathizes.  One of the feedback I received: “I like the idea because I am convinced that sometimes to  loosen up and talk to strangers increases the value of the words that are used and the  emotions that come out of them; feeling free from parental / friendly conditionings is like  spitting fire slowly without the fear of someone being burned, disappointed, surprised.”    Since I discovered that the most valuable aspect is the empathy created, next time I would   use the storytelling tool by creating focus groups in person to increase the power of  storytelling.


Challenge Everybody is facing the Covid19 and it may affects different parts of people ’s life . One of the most difficult part is being forced to stay indoors for months without the possibility to see other people or / and work , carry forward personal projects and goals . In this weird and never happened situation people are easily dealing with negative thoughts , confusion , isolation , anxiety and in general pessimism about their future . In such times of uncertainty , the only way forward is to accept that while people do n’t have control over everything , there are some things they can do to stay positive about the future . Selection I chose Storytelling as a great tool to help connect , inspire and stimulate positive thoughts . Sharing stories of their lives in which they felt emotions of fear , confusion , negativity and anxiety and think about how they and other people have handled these situations can be a great way to empathize , connect and visualize some new ways to face this moment . Application Sometimes addressing how someone handle a difficult and personal situation can impact everyone for the better , even if everyone had his own experiences , stories and past . I ’ve conducted an online interview to 25 people between 20 to 30 years old divided in two different stages : the first one to research , confirm the assumptions and the second one to share their personal stories among them and how they handled those situations described above . The first stage helped me define my initials assumptions were true by proving that more than 75 % of the people were facing up and down and a general feeling of confusion during the Covid19 . The second stage consisted in sharing their personal stories between each other . They had to answers to three questions : 1 . Think of a moment in your life where you felt destabilized , confused , anxious and describe how you managed to overcome it . 2 . If you had to help a friend in a moment of difficulty , what would you say to help him to keep a positive mentality ? 3 . There should have been a time in your life when you found yourself facing a problem that seemed insurmountable and instead you overcome it . What was the " winning factor " ? At the end they had to explain if they found this experiment valuable and useful and why . Insight & Approach By applying the survey and storytelling tool , I identified my assumptions and I have learned that the storytelling tool had a very important role : it projects you into a reality that is not yours but with which you try to find affinity , almost spontaneously leads you to put yourself in other 's shoes and magically empathizes . One of the feedback I received : “ I like the idea because I am convinced that sometimes to loosen up and talk to strangers increases the value of the words that are used and the emotions that come out of them ; feeling free from parental / friendly conditionings is like spitting fire slowly without the fear of someone being burned , disappointed , surprised . ” Since I discovered that the most valuable aspect is the empathy created , next time I would use the storytelling tool by creating focus groups in person to increase the power of storytelling .