STORY TELLING

Challenge:Storytelling is a great tool that I use all the time. I work with  populations, developmentally disabled individuals, senior citizens, and  economically disadvantaged people. Many of these people deal with  oppression and dysfunction in every aspect of their lives, they need to be  empowered and inspiration is a path to empowerment. I spend a lot of time  “opening people up” and finding ways to inspire them to improve their  circumstances. When I work with seniors, we share stories for different  reasons. With my developmentally disabled clients I share stories of my life in order to  help them state of independence, I use their feedback against the context of  my story to ascertain their goals, and sometimes we use stories to better  understand their interests and thought processes.. I have used the technique of  using a straw man  of a problem domain with a set of questions or prompts for  discussion to allow a diverse group of stakeholders to learn from each other in  the process of defining the scope, boundaries, key elements, and relationships  between elements to consider when identifying pain points and opportunities  for improvements or solutions.

Application:In discussing policy changes with a social service agency, I was  trying to explain to them the benefits of taking a more client focused approach,  among other things, and in particular, o each person as a unique being, and  addressing their individual needs first and foremost.Our team went through a  two-day training with a Scrum project management coach. Next, we went  through five workshops to structure our tasks and processes in a more agile if it  seems extreme or out of the ordinary. I told a story about when I ran an  emergency shelter after a natural disaster. Everyone was doing really well  except for one woman whose stress was making her very emotionally volatile. I  could tell she needed attention; in my mind I decided she would be “Princess  for an hour.” I made her a cup of coffee and sat down with her and let her talk. It  turned out that her mother, who was with her, had survived a brain aneurysm  and she was terrified that she would fall or that some other crisis would befall  her during this disaster while in the shelter.The template I often start with also  has a column on the left to identify Partners and Value Chain Providers and a  column on the right to identify Oversight  such as Congress, GAO, labor unions,  advocacy groups, and other entities that may add constraints to how the  organized operates

Approach:I told her how scary it was when my father had his brain aneurysm in  front of me and how I had to get him to the hospital and how difficult and scary  that all was. I shared how he recovered well, and then tied us together, by  noting how she and I both have parents who survived brain aneurysms.The  graphic gives the diverse group of stakeholders a focal point for discussion that  allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into potential root  causes of their problems. While they could create the graphic from a blank

slate in a collaborative manner, starting with a straw man jump starts the  conversation for them. They can quickly identify where they are in the graphic  and can more quickly gain new insights about relationships between key  entities instead of taking time to identify them. , the learning launch is the  appropriate tool. As previously mentioned, our team needs to review the insight  gained from our first two launches and incorporate this insight into future  launch designs. Future launch designs should reflect insight gained, progress  made, and come closer to a compelling solution ready for full rollout. No  surprise would us plan and expect of cause of forecastedheld accountable for  performanced IT department also completed an anonymous survey. The  surveys included questions about our new, proposed process, understanding  the process and the prioritization of tasks, and feelings about the change, and  were conducted within a one-week timeframe


STORY TELLING Challenge : Storytelling is a great tool that I use all the time . I work with populations , developmentally disabled individuals , senior citizens , and economically disadvantaged people . Many of these people deal with oppression and dysfunction in every aspect of their lives , they need to be empowered and inspiration is a path to empowerment . I spend a lot of time “ opening people up ” and finding ways to inspire them to improve their circumstances . When I work with seniors , we share stories for different reasons . With my developmentally disabled clients I share stories of my life in order to help them state of independence , I use their feedback against the context of my story to ascertain their goals , and sometimes we use stories to better understand their interests and thought processes .. I have used the technique of using a straw man of a problem domain with a set of questions or prompts for discussion to allow a diverse group of stakeholders to learn from each other in the process of defining the scope , boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying pain points and opportunities for improvements or solutions . Application : In discussing policy changes with a social service agency , I was trying to explain to them the benefits of taking a more client focused approach , among other things , and in particular , o each person as a unique being , and addressing their individual needs first and foremost . Our team went through a two - day training with a Scrum project management coach . Next , we went through five workshops to structure our tasks and processes in a more agile if it seems extreme or out of the ordinary . I told a story about when I ran an emergency shelter after a natural disaster . Everyone was doing really well except for one woman whose stress was making her very emotionally volatile . I could tell she needed attention ; in my mind I decided she would be “ Princess for an hour . ” I made her a cup of coffee and sat down with her and let her talk . It turned out that her mother , who was with her , had survived a brain aneurysm and she was terrified that she would fall or that some other crisis would befall her during this disaster while in the shelter . The template I often start with also has a column on the left to identify Partners and Value Chain Providers and a column on the right to identify Oversight such as Congress , GAO , labor unions , advocacy groups , and other entities that may add constraints to how the organized operates Approach : I told her how scary it was when my father had his brain aneurysm in front of me and how I had to get him to the hospital and how difficult and scary that all was . I shared how he recovered well , and then tied us together , by noting how she and I both have parents who survived brain aneurysms . The graphic gives the diverse group of stakeholders a focal point for discussion that allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into potential root causes of their problems . While they could create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner , starting with a straw man jump starts the conversation for them . They can quickly identify where they are in the graphic and can more quickly gain new insights about relationships between key entities instead of taking time to identify them . , the learning launch is the appropriate tool . As previously mentioned , our team needs to review the insight gained from our first two launches and incorporate this insight into future launch designs . Future launch designs should reflect insight gained , progress made , and come closer to a compelling solution ready for full rollout . No surprise would us plan and expect of cause of forecastedheld accountable for performanced IT department also completed an anonymous survey . The surveys included questions about our new , proposed process , understanding the process and the prioritization of tasks , and feelings about the change , and were conducted within a one - week timeframe