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Not just a new book, but a new process. I developed the Story Dash after working with innovation teams across Silicon Valley, Fortune 100s across Europe and Asia, and more. It’s a focused and active way to identify LOTS of value-creating stories about your work… really fast.
The Storytelling Leader is my most popular offering, and the program that has taken me all over the world. Find out why leaders in the world’s most influential companies (as well as small startups and nonprofits) are telling stories to engage people, generate knowledge, build identity, exercise influence… and more.
People love this unique resource! The Story Deck is a deck of cards loaded with stories that leaders, entrepreneurs, and change makers should be telling the world about “who they are, what they do, and why they do it.” Once exclusive to the Storytelling Leader program, this popular product is now available for anyone to purchase. Go get one!
Thousands of leaders around the world have used the Story Canvas to create high-impact, impossible-to-ignore stories about their work. I used to license this framework to big companies for crazy amounts of money… but now I’m making it available for you to download, absolutely free! Trust me: This is cool. You want this.
Leading in uncertainty is the new competency for 21st century leaders. In this SlideShare, I present the three stories you should be telling NOW to maintain alignment, movement, and possibility. This SlideShare is from a live presentation I delivered, and the slides seem to have struck a chord with a lot of people. Take a couple of minutes to scroll through. You’ll come away with some ideas you can act on right away.
My ninth book, Circle of the 9 Muses is an introduction to narrative practice as an organizational discipline. It’s full of ideas to help leaders like you harness the power of story to create change. If you are interested in dipping your toe into the waters of leadership narrative, this book was written for you.
This popular e-learning course was designed for entrepreneurs, job seekers, and any leader who is building their brand. At least one Olympic Gold-Medal athlete has completed this fun program, along with leaders like you, all around the world. So what are you waiting for? “Tell a story. Show your value. Get the gig.”
I am the developer and lead facilitator of this amazing learning experience with my long-time friends over at Experience to Lead. Bring your team to the Olympic Training Center, where you will meet Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls, along with sport psychologists, Gold medal coaches, performance directors, and more. There, we will explore how to create high performance in your team or organizations. Yeah, it’s as cool as it sounds.
I have designed and delivered experiential learning for thousands and thousands of leaders, and also that one dog. For keynotes and active learning experiences, I’ve worked with groups as small as 6 and as large as 1,000, from Paris, France; to Bangkok, Thailand; to Mumbai, India; to Johannesburg, South Africa; and beyond. Do you have an event? I’d love to help.
What is the role of narrative in big-system transformation? That’s what we are exploring at Story the Future – an international, online summit that I co-founded with my friends Mary Alice Arthur, Amy Lenzo, and David Drake. You’ll find lots of free content, as well as some stuff that’s available when you subscribe.
This is the crazy little book that started this journey. I originally wrote this fable about organizational learning theory for The Coca-Cola Company. Today there are a quarter million copies out there and it’s available in more than a dozen languages. In many ways, this was the beginning of my adventures in narrative. Big shout out to illustrator and secret weapon Bobby Gombert who breathed wackiness and charm into this little fable .
Check out “A Slice of Trust”, co-written with Barry Rellaford as a companion to Stephen MR Covey’s bestselling “The Speed of Trust”; and the other titles in the Learning Fables series.
I built this with my brilliant colleague, team performance expert Susan Gerke, based on some work we did together at IBM just a few years before. This library of 18 modules is everything you need to deliver fast, targeted team development. And under our new pricing structure, you can have the entire library – hours and hours of development for your teams – for a one-time fee of just $299. You won’t find another deal like this.
Thistle Farms is a social enterprise here in my town of Nashville, Tennessee that is dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from addiction, trafficking and prostitution. Thistle Farms provides a safe place to live, meaningful employment, medical care, therapy and education for two years, and a lifelong sisterhood of support.
I’m proud to serve on the Board of Directors of this organization, and to bring leadership development opportunities to this team of survivor leaders. Please check out Thistle Farms. Donate. Buy their products. Join the movement.
"With his innate gifts for storytelling, David Hutchens has the ability to convey key messages in a way that is both simple and profound. He understands how people and organizations learn.”
Leaders build their organization by strategically selecting “core” stories and then finding opportunities to tell them. This free digital guide will help your leaders / team members identify the critical “narrative assets” that they didn't know they knew. Ready to find your core stories? Sign up below, and you will immediately receive an email with a link to download the guide.
