May 18, 2023
We’ve added a new position to the Working Circles element of the ABT Framework course. They’re called Structuralists. Their role is to sit on the periphery of each Working Circle, muted most of the time, listening to make sure the group follows the basic structure for how to run the half hour session. When things...
Apr 27, 2023
In 1987 Patty Limerick changed “the narrative” of the American West with her landmark book, “Legacy of Conquest,” which painted a different portrait of the frontier from the traditional romantic notions of cowboys riding the range. My brother Eric was so deeply moved by the book that I suggested he conduct...
Apr 5, 2023
Christy Brigham of the National Park Service was a guest on one of our first episodes (our special about wildfire in the US West and Australia) and Alison Mims is a veteran of both Story Circles and the ABT Framework Course (which Christy also took). We talk about the upcoming wild fire season and the challenges...
Mar 27, 2023
Once upon a time Randy Olson and Mark Patterson were officemates at Harvard and spent countless hours trying to make sense of how scientists communicate. It’s a lotta years later. One became a superstar ocean engineer, biomechanics expert, and coral reef ecologist, the other ran off to Hollywood. In this discussion...
Mar 20, 2023
Advertising executive and podcaster Park Howell has been part of our ABT group for a decade. He is currently one of the four guest lecturers in the ABT Framework course for over two years. For the 400th episode of his “Business of Story” podcast he went back through every episode where he discussed the ABT...