TOPIC

Storytelling



Storytelling is an ancient art form that is fundamental to every culture and community. It has the ability to connect, inspire, teach, and even work through conflict and solve large problems. Listening to others tell their stories and telling our own in turn is one of the most powerful ways we create community and form relationships as human beings. The stories we tell each other help us make sense of the world and our experiences, and many traditions believe—and a lot of science supports—that the stories we tell about ourselves can change our biological capacity to deal with emotional adversity, psychological stress, and extreme physical conditions. Storytelling is both an instinct and a skill, and practicing it can empower us to create positive change and confront harm within our own selves and communities.

FindCenter Video Image
01:37

Ram Dass: In Between Stories

Ram Dass shares a revealing piece of wisdom that looks at how we find ourselves stuck in-between the stories of the past, served to us through culture, religion and politics, and what we are discovering to be true about the nature of things.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

Storytelling Across the Ages

From our earliest times of uncertainty, it seems, we have searched for a happy ending.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

FindCenterA children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

Finding Joe

A truly inspirational film, Finding Joe explores the studies of famed mythologist Joseph Campbell. Take a journey through the human psyche and discover the pattern hidden in every story.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
04:37

How Stories Shape Our Minds | The Science of Storytelling | BBC Ideas

We explore the science of storytelling and the power of stories to shape our minds - how stories make us human, why stories matter, and why stories are important in our lives. Books are incredibly powerful. We look at what happens inside the brain when you read.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

Storytelling for Leadership: Creating Authentic Connections

Tell stories that matter. All great leaders—whether veteran CEOs, new entrepreneurs, change agents or clergy—achieve their success by inspiring others. Inspiring others depends on creating an emotional connection with stakeholders.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

FindCenterThere are two stories for every life; the one you live and the one others tell.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

Elena Ferrante: A Power of Our Own

Power is a story told by women. For centuries, men have colonized storytelling. That era is over.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
19:20

The Dance of Storytelling | Ish Ait Hamou | TEDxUBIWiltz

Ish writes, directs and dances stories. His life's journey of storytelling pushes the boundaries and creates a new and important art: "the dance of storytelling"

FindCenter AddIcon

UP NEXT

Imagination and Creativity