Stories & Knowledge Integration | Building A Dialogue
Telling a story isn’t simply a matter of conveying information from one party to another. It is a matter of presenting information in a way that engages. A good story doesn’t end when one party stops spewing information. It continues into a conversation, and over time it can erupt into a dialogue.
In person, telling a story often involves clarifications, interruptions and give/take. It is a way of expressing the concept of community. The best crafted tales build-in points of discussion and connection to the audience.
Applications can be constructed which tell complex stories, allow for audience interaction, clarify those points, and evolve into a conversation. What’s better, because of advances in technology, it can be done with the faces of people—often times many people.