Listening from Self Lucas Forstmeyer

This is a deep dive into storytelling, narrative and evolution with Dr. Randy Olson.

Randy Olson is a Scientist, filmmaker and developer of the ABT Framework, a simple tool helping scientists, doctors and entrepreneurs tell better stories.
You can find more on http://abtframework.com/randy-olson/

In this conversation we cover topics like:
- Why stories catch our attention
- What the forces of good narrative are
- And how the ABT can help us become better storytellers

0:00 Intro
1:27 The most important question in communication
4:00 What is the ABT? (And how does it help with this question)?
7:10 Journalism vs. Storytelling
9:00 Why the first act is going extinct
12:00 Films vs. books (Literal vs non-literal)
17:34 The Impact of Social Media
19:36 The 3 Forces of narrative
21:25 The definition of narrative (& Joseph Campbell)
23:40 We are problem-solution animals
27:30 The ABT & 3 act structure
28:20 Hillary Clinton and the Lack of narrative
31:30 Obfuscation in medicine
34:20 The narrative spectrum
37:28 the first act is going extinct
42:00 How the ABT can help
45:23 Its ALL about the Context
47:12 MAGA is a therefore
49:29 The ABT and South Park

0:00 Introduction
2:20 Why Storytelling for Business?
6:28 Parks first Story Client
13:05 "Your brand is the story people tell when you are not in the room"
14:18 The ABT Framework for Storytelling
17:13 Example of Client ABT
18:26 How does the ABT improve Marketing?
21:47 A powerful example of the ABT in action
24:00 Anecdotes vs. narrative
25:50 How to tell good Anecdotes
30:45 Story needs conflict
33:32 How to use Story & Anecdotes in Marketing



This conversation with Park Howell shows you how to use Storytelling to grow your business.

Park Howell is the host of The Business of Story Podcast (the #1 business storytelling podcast in the world) and a story consultant to major companies. You can find him here: https://businessofstory.com/

In this conversation we cover topics like:
- How Park has helped businesses grow by more than 600 percent.
- Why he has fallen in love with the ABT framework
- And how people who hate marketing can use stories.


0:00 Introduction
2:20 Why Storytelling for Business?
6:28 Parks first Story Client
13:05 "Your brand is the story people tell when you are not in the room"
14:18 The ABT Framework for Storytelling
17:13 Example of Client ABT
18:26 How does the ABT improve Marketing?
21:47 A powerful example of the ABT in action
24:00 Anecdotes vs. narrative
25:50 How to tell good Anecdotes
30:45 Story needs conflict
33:32 How to use Story & Anecdotes in Marketing

0:00 - Intro to Clean Language
25:00 - Persona Modelling vs IFS
55:00 - Assumptions & Leading in IFS
1:00:30 - Persona Modelling and "Fears"  

In this conversation with Wendy Sullivan and Dr. Paul Field we explore Persona Modelling - the Clean Language equivalent to Parts Work:  
- What is Clean Language again?
- How did Person Modelling come to be?
- What are the assumptions as we work with Peronsas?  

Wendy Sullivan is the author of the best-selling book "Clean Language - Revealing Metaphors and opening minds" She has been been working in the field for more than 20 years.   

Dr. Paul Field has been using Clean Language in business and his interest has brought him into co-creating multiple innovative trainings.  

Their website is https://cleanchange.co.uk/ 

Lucas Forstmeyer is leading Online Courses, Groups and Sessions teaching people to connect with themselves and others from a deeper sense of Self. His work focuses on Intimacy, Productivity and work with the Inner Critic. His Website is https://lucasforstmeyer.com

In this conversation with Dries Lombaard we explore how to talk about Talents and Strengths - in teams and in relationships:

- How can we learn the words and language to talk about talents?
- How is it helpful for ourselves to speak "for our" talents - and thus for what we need and want?
- And how can it help teams to perform better when people express their needs and energies?   

Dries Lombaard has been in the field of Strengths-Coaching for more than 20 years and the Author of "Launch your Brilliance". He has lead everything from Team Building, Executive Coaching to Training Programs in this field. In addition to being highly results driven he uses his Strengths for deep thinking understand what strengths actually are and how to use them. His Website is: https://www.strengthsynergy.co.za/    

Lucas Forstmeyer is leading Online Courses, Groups and Sessions teaching people to connect with themselves and others from a deeper sense of Self. His work focuses on Intimacy, Productivity and work with the Inner Critic. His Website is https://lucasforstmeyer.com

In this conversation with Wendy Sullivan and Dr. Paul Field we offer an introduction to Clean Language:  

- How did Clean Language emerge (and how did David Grove develop it)?
- What is the power of Clean Language?
- What does it take to learn Clean Language (and what it means to get it into your bones)?
- Additionally Wendy and Paul offer an introduction into the advances they developed in the Field: Using clean with Parts and the body  

Wendy Sullivan is the author of the best-selling book "Clean Language - Revealing Metaphors and opening minds" She has been been working in the field for more than 20 years.   

Dr. Paul Field has been using Clean Language in business and his interest has brought him into co-creating multiple innovative trainings.  

Their website is https://cleanchange.co.uk/ 

Lucas Forstmeyer is leading Online Courses, Groups and Sessions teaching people to connect with themselves and others from a deeper sense of Self. His work focuses on Intimacy, Productivity and work with the Inner Critic. His Website is https://lucasforstmeyer.com

0:00 - Intro
1:40 - body-friendly and trauma-friendly language
6:30 - Permission to go to the body
9:30 - What is body-friendly language
18:55 - Exploring somatic Parts Work
28:30 - A spontaneous Demonstration of Somatic Parts Work
42:00 - Zen and the Body
47:40 - Welcoming Resistance
52:00 - Trusting the System
59:15 - Connecting Zen and body-friendly Language  

Nick Pole has been practising, teaching and writing about shiatsu for twenty years. Over time he has worked deeply on integrating language with Bodywork. Through Clean Language, he has developed a simple approach to including Language that speaks to the body in his sessions - and written the book “Words that touch” about it. He is happy to respond to Emails if you have any questions. https://nickpole.com/