📖 Impact Storytelling

The craft of using narrative to drive social change, move audiences to action, or amplify marginalized voices. For communicators and advocates who believe stories are the most powerful tool we have.

Filmmaking for Change

by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

3.27

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 🏛️ Nonprofit Media

Filmmaking for Change 90%

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

by Jon Fitzgerald 2012

3.27

22 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 🏛️ Nonprofit Media

The Storyteller's Secret

by Carmine Gallo • 2016

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

3.85

3k+

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

The Storyteller's Secret 89%

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

by Carmine Gallo 2016

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

Documentary Storytelling

by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

4.00

148

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Documentary Storytelling 88%

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010

4.00

148 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Storyworthy

by Matthew Dicks • 2018

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

4.26

8k+

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Storyworthy 88%

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

by Matthew Dicks 2018

4.26

8k+ ratings

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Stories That Stick

by Kindra Hall • 2019

The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.

4.22

4k+

🎬 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 📣 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Narrative Persuasion 🏷️ Brand Storytelling

Stories That Stick 88%

The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.

by Kindra Hall 2019

4.22

4k+ ratings

🎬 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 📣 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Narrative Persuasion 🏷️ Brand Storytelling

Story or Die

by Lisa Cron • 2021

Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.

4.09

334

🎯 Persuasive Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Story or Die 88%

Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.

by Lisa Cron 2021

4.09

334 ratings

🎯 Persuasive Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Storytelling in Business

by Janis Forman • 2013

Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.

3.53

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🎤 Executive Communication 🗺️ Strategic Narrative ✍️ Storytelling Techniques

Storytelling in Business 88%

Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.

by Janis Forman 2013

3.53

17 ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📢 Brand Storytelling 🎤 Executive Communication 🗺️ Strategic Narrative ✍️ Storytelling Techniques

Resonate

by Nancy Duarte • 2010

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

4.11

6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Resonate 88%

Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.

by Nancy Duarte 2010

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎨 Visual Storytelling 📈 Storytelling In Business 🗺️ Hero's Journey 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

The Non-Profit Narrative

by Dan Portnoy • 2012

Facts don't open wallets. A storytelling system that makes donors the heroes of your mission.

3.61

194

🏢 Nonprofit Management 📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🤝 Donor Engagement 🎭 Storytelling Frameworks

The Non-Profit Narrative 88%

Facts don't open wallets. A storytelling system that makes donors the heroes of your mission.

by Dan Portnoy 2012

3.61

194 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 📖 Nonprofit Storytelling 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🤝 Donor Engagement 🎭 Storytelling Frameworks

The Storytelling Code

by Dana Norris • 2020

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

4.01

163

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

The Storytelling Code 88%

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

by Dana Norris 2020

4.01

163 ratings

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

3.86

3k+

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story 88%

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

The Orbital Perspective

by Ron Garan • 2015

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

3.80

205

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

The Orbital Perspective 88%

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

by Ron Garan 2015

3.80

205 ratings

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

The Story Factor

by Annette Simmons • 2000

Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.

3.82

3k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 Authentic Leadership 👥 Leaders And Managers

The Story Factor 88%

Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.

by Annette Simmons 2000

3.82

3k+ ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 Authentic Leadership 👥 Leaders And Managers

Stories at Work

by Indranil Chakraborty • 2018

Dry facts are forgotten. A retrieval system and four patterns that make ideas stick and spread.

4.04

383

🎙️ Business Storytelling 📚 Story Structure 🧠 Narrative Neuroscience 🔁 Change Communication 🤝 Rapport Building

Stories at Work 88%

Dry facts are forgotten. A retrieval system and four patterns that make ideas stick and spread.

by Indranil Chakraborty 2018

4.04

383 ratings

🎙️ Business Storytelling 📚 Story Structure 🧠 Narrative Neuroscience 🔁 Change Communication 🤝 Rapport Building

TED Talks Storytelling

by Akash Karia • 2013

One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.

3.73

2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure 🙋 Audience Engagement 🖋️ Descriptive Writing

TED Talks Storytelling 88%

One thing all great TED talks share, and the 23 techniques that make it work.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎙️ Ted Talks 🧱 Story Structure 🙋 Audience Engagement 🖋️ Descriptive Writing

The Perfect Story

by Karen Eber • 2023

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

3.78

316

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Perfect Story 88%

Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.

by Karen Eber 2023

3.78

316 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏢 Corporate Communication 🎯 Audience Design 🧱 Narrative Structure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story

The Springboard

by Stephen Denning • 2000

The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.

3.29

📖 Business Storytelling 🔄 Change Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 👥 Communities Of Practice 🗣️ Oral Storytelling

The Springboard 88%

The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.

by Stephen Denning 2000

3.29

72 ratings

📖 Business Storytelling 🔄 Change Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 👥 Communities Of Practice 🗣️ Oral Storytelling

Stories Sell

by Matthew Dicks • 2024

Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.

4.33

215

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Story Structure

Stories Sell 88%

Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.

by Matthew Dicks 2024

4.33

215 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🏷️ Brand Storytelling 🗣️ Personal Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 📖 Story Structure

You Are What You Watch

by Walter Hickey • 2023

Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.

3.65

761

🎬 Media Effects 🎥 Entertainment Industry 👁️ Visual Perception 🌏 Cultural Exports 📼 Nostalgia In Media

You Are What You Watch 88%

Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.

by Walter Hickey 2023

3.65

761 ratings

🎬 Media Effects 🎥 Entertainment Industry 👁️ Visual Perception 🌏 Cultural Exports 📼 Nostalgia In Media

The Kickstarter Handbook

by Don Steinberg • 2012

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

3.74

133

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

The Kickstarter Handbook 88%

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

by Don Steinberg 2012

3.74

133 ratings

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

Putting Stories to Work

by Shawn Callahan • 2016

Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.

3.96

186

🏢 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling 💼 Workplace Stories 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Putting Stories to Work 88%

Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.

by Shawn Callahan 2016

3.96

186 ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling 💼 Workplace Stories 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

4.10

5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 88%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Organizing

by Marshall Ganz • 2014

The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.

4.26

🧱 Community Organizing 🗳️ Civic Leadership 📖 Storytelling For Change 🤝 Relational Organizing ♟️ Strategic Campaigning

Organizing 88%

The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.

by Marshall Ganz 2014

4.26

19 ratings

🧱 Community Organizing 🗳️ Civic Leadership 📖 Storytelling For Change 🤝 Relational Organizing ♟️ Strategic Campaigning

Callings

by Dave Isay • 2016

A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.

3.92

2k+

🛠️ Meaningful Work 🎙️ Oral Histories 🏠 Everyday Lives 🌟 Unsung Heroes 💼 Career Stories

Callings 87%

A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.

by Dave Isay 2016

3.92

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Meaningful Work 🎙️ Oral Histories 🏠 Everyday Lives 🌟 Unsung Heroes 💼 Career Stories

Unleash the Power of Storytelling

by Rob Biesenbach • 2018

Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.

3.74

1k+

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 💓 Emotional Persuasion

Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary

Unleash the Power of Storytelling 87%

Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.

by Rob Biesenbach 2018

3.74

1k+ ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Neuroscience Of Story 💓 Emotional Persuasion

Tell Me About Yourself

by Holley M. Murchison • 2017

Stop reciting your resume when someone says 'tell me about yourself.' There's a better script.

3.30

107

🎤 Self Presentation 📖 Personal Storytelling 🤝 Professional Networking ✂️ Applied Storytelling 💎 Authenticity At Work

Tell Me About Yourself 87%

Stop reciting your resume when someone says 'tell me about yourself.' There's a better script.

by Holley M. Murchison 2017

3.30

107 ratings

🎤 Self Presentation 📖 Personal Storytelling 🤝 Professional Networking ✂️ Applied Storytelling 💎 Authenticity At Work

Moral Ambition

by Rutger Bregman • 2024

The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.

3.76

13k+

🌍 Effective Altruism 💼 Social Impact Careers 🔄 Career Reinvention ⚠️ Existential Risk 📢 Activism Strategy

Moral Ambition 87%

The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.

by Rutger Bregman 2024

3.76

13k+ ratings

🌍 Effective Altruism 💼 Social Impact Careers 🔄 Career Reinvention ⚠️ Existential Risk 📢 Activism Strategy

Building a StoryBrand 2.0

by Donald Miller • 2025

Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.

4.27

2k+

📋 Marketing Strategy 💬 Brand Messaging 📖 Business Storytelling 🧠 Customer Psychology 🎯 Message Clarity

Building a StoryBrand 2.0 87%

Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.

by Donald Miller 2025

4.27

2k+ ratings

📋 Marketing Strategy 💬 Brand Messaging 📖 Business Storytelling 🧠 Customer Psychology 🎯 Message Clarity

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets

by Steven H. Goldberg • 2009

Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.

3.41

🏢 Nonprofit Management 🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets Summary

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets 87%

Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.

by Steven H. Goldberg 2009

3.41

22 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets

The Anatomy of Story

by John Truby • 2007

The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.

4.25

7k+

🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Screenwriting ✍️ Fiction Craft 🌱 Organic Storytelling 📈 Plot Development

The Anatomy of Story 87%

The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.

by John Truby 2007

4.25

7k+ ratings

🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Screenwriting ✍️ Fiction Craft 🌱 Organic Storytelling 📈 Plot Development

The Best Story Wins

by Matthew Luhn • 2018

Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.

4.10

389

📊 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 👥 Audience Engagement 💞 Emotional Connection 🤝 Authentic Leadership

The Best Story Wins 87%

Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.

by Matthew Luhn 2018

4.10

389 ratings

📊 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 👥 Audience Engagement 💞 Emotional Connection 🤝 Authentic Leadership

How to Change the World

by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

3.73

942

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🤝 Community Organizing

How to Change the World 87%

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

by John-Paul Flintoff 2012

3.73

942 ratings

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🤝 Community Organizing

The Storytelling Edge

by Shane Snow • 2018

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

3.42

346

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing 👥 Audience Building 🗺️ Content Strategy

The Storytelling Edge 87%

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

by Shane Snow 2018

3.42

346 ratings

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing 👥 Audience Building 🗺️ Content Strategy

Long Story Short

by Margot Leitman • 2015

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

3.80

1k+

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative 💼 Business Storytelling 😄 Humor Writing

Long Story Short 87%

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

by Margot Leitman 2015

3.80

1k+ ratings

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative 💼 Business Storytelling 😄 Humor Writing

The Visual Story

by Bruce Block • 2021

How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.

4.67

🎬 Visual Storytelling 📽️ Cinematography 🎥 Film Craft 🖼️ Framing And Composition 🎨 Color Theory

The Visual Story 87%

How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.

by Bruce Block 2021

4.67

3 ratings

🎬 Visual Storytelling 📽️ Cinematography 🎥 Film Craft 🖼️ Framing And Composition 🎨 Color Theory

A Story is a Deal

by Will Storr • 2025

Identity is the real currency. Learn the science of making offers that change minds.

3.78

178

📈 Business Storytelling 🧠 Persuasion Science 🏆 Social Status 📖 Narrative Structure 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

A Story is a Deal 87%

Identity is the real currency. Learn the science of making offers that change minds.

by Will Storr 2025

3.78

178 ratings

📈 Business Storytelling 🧠 Persuasion Science 🏆 Social Status 📖 Narrative Structure 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous

by Anonymous • 2022

Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.

3.11

149

📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion 🧩 Cognitive Bias

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous Summary

The Oxygen Thief Diaries 2 Books Collection Set By Anonymous 87%

Cognitive psychology meets Mad Men: the hidden ingredients of every idea that refuses to die.

by Anonymous 2022

3.11

149 ratings

📖 Business Storytelling 📊 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion 🧩 Cognitive Bias

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback

by Michael Rabiger • 1987

From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.

4.21

336

🎬 Film Directing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🖼️ Shot Composition ✂️ Film Editing 🎥 Film Production

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback Summary

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback 87%

From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.

by Michael Rabiger 1987

4.21

336 ratings

🎬 Film Directing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🖼️ Shot Composition ✂️ Film Editing 🎥 Film Production

Lean Impact

by Ann Mei Chang • 2018

Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.

4.02

370

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 📊 Innovation Metrics

Lean Impact 87%

Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.

by Ann Mei Chang 2018

4.02

370 ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 📊 Innovation Metrics

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013

Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.

3.95

9k+

📲 Social Media Marketing 📋 Content Strategy 📖 Brand Storytelling 🤝 Community Engagement 🎨 Visual Branding

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook 87%

Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013

3.95

9k+ ratings

📲 Social Media Marketing 📋 Content Strategy 📖 Brand Storytelling 🤝 Community Engagement 🎨 Visual Branding

Giving Done Right

by Phil Buchanan • 2019

Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.

3.85

146

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏢 Nonprofit Management 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice

Giving Done Right 87%

Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.

by Phil Buchanan 2019

3.85

146 ratings

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏢 Nonprofit Management 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins

by Annette Simmons • 2007

Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.

3.60

632

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🎯 Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins 87%

Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.

by Annette Simmons 2007

3.60

632 ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🎯 Narrative Persuasion 🎤 Public Speaking 👔 Executive Presence

Pixar Storytelling

by Dean Movshovitz • 2017

Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.

3.95

903

🎬 Screenwriting ✨ Pixar Films 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Arcs ⚔️ Narrative Conflict

Pixar Storytelling 87%

Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.

by Dean Movshovitz 2017

3.95

903 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting ✨ Pixar Films 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Arcs ⚔️ Narrative Conflict

Getting Beyond Better

by Roger L. Martin • 2015

Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.

3.93

356

🧩 Social Entrepreneurship 💡 Social Innovation 🔁 Systems Change ⚖️ Value Creation Models 📐 Scaling Impact

Getting Beyond Better 87%

Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.

by Roger L. Martin 2015

3.93

356 ratings

🧩 Social Entrepreneurship 💡 Social Innovation 🔁 Systems Change ⚖️ Value Creation Models 📐 Scaling Impact

Lead with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2012

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

3.84

1k+

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Lead with a Story 87%

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

by Paul Smith 2012

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Good To Great And The Social Sectors

by Jim Collins • 2001

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

4.05

7k+

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary

Good To Great And The Social Sectors 87%

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.05

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Video Game Storytelling

by Evan Skolnick • 2014

Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.

3.99

503

🎮 Game Writing 📖 Interactive Storytelling 📐 Story Structure 🧑 Character Arcs 🏛️ Mythic Structure

Video Game Storytelling 87%

Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.

by Evan Skolnick 2014

3.99

503 ratings

🎮 Game Writing 📖 Interactive Storytelling 📐 Story Structure 🧑 Character Arcs 🏛️ Mythic Structure

Everyday Business Storytelling

by Janine Kurnoff • 2021

Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.

4.31

268

🎬 Business Storytelling 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Communication 🏢 Executive Communication

Everyday Business Storytelling 87%

Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.

by Janine Kurnoff 2021

4.31

268 ratings

🎬 Business Storytelling 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Communication 🏢 Executive Communication

Do Good Well

by Nina Vasan • 2013

Turn your passion for change into a self-sustaining organization built to last and scale.

4.03

💼 Social Entrepreneurship 🌱 Social Innovation 🧩 Systems Thinking 🏘️ Community Organizing 📏 Impact Measurement

Do Good Well 87%

Turn your passion for change into a self-sustaining organization built to last and scale.

by Nina Vasan 2013

4.03

60 ratings

💼 Social Entrepreneurship 🌱 Social Innovation 🧩 Systems Thinking 🏘️ Community Organizing 📏 Impact Measurement

Radical Inclusion

by David Moinina Sengeh • 2023

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

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🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

Radical Inclusion 87%

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

by David Moinina Sengeh 2023

4.00

645 ratings

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

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