Storytelling Training for Leaders, Innovators, Facilitators, & Trainers
Apply design thinking to create story ideas that you can communicate to inspire
This online workshop course on storytelling is designed to help you use storytelling to inspire in your own leadership, meetings, trainings, speeches, presentations, and group sessions. We will demonstrate activities to help you find your own stories and communicate them for better learning and engagement.
This is a short online program for trainers, facilitators, innovation and leaders who need to help others learn and understand. This virtual workshop is designed for those who need to relate, connect, inspire and advance new ideas or a vision for the future. The course is focused on helping you to create your own stories and start sharing them for impact. You'll be guided through activities to apply design thinking to your own storytelling as a leader or contributor.
You will experience some of the same exercises and design activities we lead others through at our innovative storytelling training workshops and retreats. We will share demos and live recording clips that you can follow along with.
This online workshop course can be done individually or with a group from your organization. Please contact us about licensing options to make the program available to a larger group.
Program Curriculum
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PreviewIntroduction: Why storytelling - and naturally finding your stories (10:56)
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StartStructuring your story with story elements (7:31)
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StartBuild a storybase of story ideas & prototype (10:50)
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StartIterating and creating as a story teller and maker (8:22)
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StartStorytelling Tools for Facilitators & Leaders (2:03)
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PreviewWhat is your origin story? (1:37)
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StartOrigin story demo - Using your roots (4:36)
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StartThe design thinking approach (2:32)
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StartThe 3 Stages of the innovation process (0:40)
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StartTips for generating ideas - Brainrain exercise (2:08)
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StartConnecting with others - Burst through the paper (2:57)
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StartWhat's stopping you from action - Don't believe everything you think (2:14)
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StartThe 80/20 rule (2:32)
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StartThe Redwood Story - Big results start with small ideas (1:44)
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StartStorytelling Keynote Slides
Your Instructor
Darin Eich, Ph.D. designs and facilitates innovation workshops and design thinking training for organizations, universities, and leadership teams. He is the founder of InnovationTraining.org and has designed programs for 100+ organizations. He also leads facilitation training and gives interactive keynotes where audiences take part instead of just listening. He is the author of The Design Thinking Mindset, Innovation Step-by-Step, and Root Down & Branch Out.
Darin's passion involves helping people to become themselves, find and live their strengths, and become more creative, innovative and successful leaders. He also helps institutions develop leadership programs and retreats, and he shares new tools and ideas through Innovation Learning.
A variety of organizations listed below have utilized Darin's innovative facilitation, consulting, keynotes & workshops, and leadership development programs for training and innovation. Our programs and expertise have also been featured in various media publications.
