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Four Baskets: Necessary capacities for narrative change
Narrative change projects can be exciting to plan but can face complex challenges. The Four Baskets framework can help facilitate your work.
Jul 30, 20209 min read


Waves: A model for deep narrative change
Waves is a simple illustration that begins to unpack the complex relationship between values, narratives and stories. The model borrows...
Jul 8, 20203 min read


Constructing Gravity: Frameworks and tools for narrative change
The Constructing Gravity series will share skills, strategies and frameworks to guide narrative change work. These articles present...
Jul 8, 20202 min read


Narrative Tech: Categories, needs and what’s next
Technology has always had a role in shaping how narratives are created, distributed, tracked and absorbed into society. Today, technology...
Dec 6, 20195 min read


Explanation and the “How” of a Narrative
We recently spoke with Julie Sweetland, Senior Advisor at FrameWorks Institute, about Unleashing the Power of How: An Explanation...
Nov 14, 20194 min read


Narrative infrastructure to build a bigger we
Campaigners, funders, strategists and storytellers are all thinking about the systems and tools needed to measure, teach and test...
Sep 13, 20195 min read


Narrative Strategy in a Populist Moment
Last week, organizers, storytellers, artists and technologists from North America and Europe gathered in Berlin for three days at Meeting...
Jun 28, 20196 min read


Narrative Change: A Working Definition (and Some Related Terms)
Starting in 2016, Narrative Initiative began gathering up different ways people talk about narrative change, how it’s structured, and how...
May 16, 20193 min read

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