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Ed Morrison · The stories that connect us
July 20th, 2009
Just enjoyed lunch with Jack Ricchiuto. As usual, our conversation for me was wide-ranging and engaging. One of the topics we explored is the emerging importance of story-telling to communities. Rather than a vision — which ends to be deeply personal — stories are shared. They create coherence, a sense of direction and purpose.
Next week, Jack will be releasing his next book, “The Stories that Connect Us”. You can read more on his web site: StoriesThatConnectUs.com.
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July 21st, 2009 at 9:03 am
Intriguing title…will check it out
July 24th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I look forward to reading it too. I think more than anything else, we need positive stories to internalize, to connect us, and to share with the outside world (ala Pinker, Chomsky, Dawkins, and above all, Albert Lord). I grew up with positive stories about Cleveland, which I regularly recited when I moved away. I returned in the early 1990s to new stories about rebuilding. We seemed to have lost common hopes and dreams for driving us forward.