Digital-Storytellers-Story-Mapping-Toolkit-v1.1 (5p)

Welcome to Story Mapping
When we experience Volatile, Uncertain, Complex,

Ambiguous scenarios (VUCA) and seemingly intractable
STORY MAPPING TOOLKIT problems that divide us, our first instinct can be to try to
get results by influencing people. Many organisations
use a ‘Power Mapping' tool to get what they want. But
with a Power Map, you work in polarised quadrants that
divide up stakeholders and focus on our differences.
You may get the result you want but not the outcome
that we all need. We end up with entrenched positions
and galvanised opinions.
Story Mapping is a very different process to Power

Mapping, because it sparks conversations that invite
multiple perspectives that are constructive in nature.
With the Story Map, we explore common ground
together, find plurality in shared values and deepen our
relationships. We build layers of trust and empathy and
allow magic to happen naturally.
Version 1.1
A practical tool for
Story Leadership
Overview
The Story Mapping process combines the three key elements of
Story Leadership: Storytelling, Story Listening and Story Weaving.
Storytelling is the way humanity makes sense of our existence and how we
build meaning together. The stories we tell ourselves become the lens
through which we see our world. The stories we tell each other become the
voice through which we speak our truth. The stories we tell the world
become the hope through which we make our future. So we always love to
ask, what stories are you telling to make a difference?
Story Listening allows diverse voices and perspectives to be not only

expressed and heard, but deeply listened to, without judgement. Story
listening opens up the possibilities for new ideas, new emotions and new
realities to emerge.
Story Weaving emerges as we create more intentional spaces for storytelling

and listening to happen. As our stories surface and interweave, we zoom out
to observe the whole ‘Field of Stories’, search for overlaps, intersectionalities,
Wow Factors, X Factors, and bring together all these diverse threads into new
collective narratives that are alive with meaning and constantly evolving.
Story Leadership is the art of convening diverse perspectives and facilitating

the journey of collective narrative building using Storytelling, Story Listening
and Story Weaving. The journey unfolds through four stages of Remembering,
Being, Dreaming and Becoming. Old stories are surfaced to be shared, and
can be held or released as a new Collective Narrative emerges.
How to use the
Story Map
Embracing the magic of inclusive story
In Your Organisation In Your Community
Team building and engagement through Learn who's in your community
sharing stories Empower unheard voices and marginalised
Reflect on and distil the values that emerge communities
from your field of stories A lens that allows a complex system to see itself
Build a more cohesive culture with a deeper Enable systems change and paradigm shifts
sense of understanding Showing collective impact
Surface multiple perspectives for more
effective problem solving
Take a ground up and inclusive approach to Try out the Story Map to
finding your collective identity
see how it works for your
team or organisation.
Want some help?

We can help you harness the power of power of story
leadership for systems change, and amplify impact in your
organisation, community or ecosystem. Learn more and talk
to us about a story-driven process for your organisation or
initiative: www.digitalstorytellers.com.au/story-leadership
The Story Mapping
Process
From self reflection to creating the
future world we want to live in.
1. Use each of the four key story 3. Now we can begin weaving
prompts to write down and bring these story threads together into a
your perspective to the Field of collective narrative.
Stories. Each participant gets to weave their own
Remembering - The story of a moment unique collective narrative from the Field
when everything changed for you. of Stories
Being - The story of where you are now Collectively, which stories of Take your new collective
Dreaming - The story of an ideal future Remembering, Being, Dreaming and narrative one step further!
It will slot neatly into the story box,
you would love to see come true Becoming best reflect the group?
centered in the Story Canvas. From
Becoming - The story of moving Synthesise the collective narratives using here you can begin turning your
forward with some tangible next steps a consensus approach with the group collective narrative into a fresh new
digital story to share with the world!
Share back the emergent collective
2. Listen and reflect on the stories narrative, allowing it to adapt and evolve
of others as they talk about their
lived experiences.
Where are they similar? Don't forget to apply
Where are they different? Regenerative Story
Are any themes emerging? Principles and ask yourself
What are the X Factors that came up? these Story Leadership
What are the Wow Factors that came
Reflection Questions as you
up?
Are there any stories that are missing?
weave your collective story.
Use physical or virtual post-its on the Story Map to facilitate your collective story process.
Story Map
WELCOME TO THE FIELD OF STORIES Collective Narrative
REMEMBERING
REMEMBERING BEING BEING
WOW
FACTORS
DREAMING
DREAMING BECOMING
BECOMING
X
FACTORS
Learn more about Story Leadership

www.digitalstorytellers.com.au/story-leadership

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Welcome to Story Mapping

When we experience Volatile, Uncertain, Complex,

Story Mapping is a very different process to Power

Story Listening allows diverse voices and perspectives to be not only

Story Weaving emerges as we create more intentional spaces for storytelling

Story Leadership is the art of convening diverse perspectives and facilitating

Want some help?

REMEMBERING BEING BEING

Learn more about Story Leadership

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