by Cynthia Kurtz | Aug 2, 2018 | Frameworks and models, Method development, Theory
I’ve been making an effort each month to see if I have anything useful to say about the topic of our upcoming Zoom conversation. Our next topic is the use of participatory narrative inquiry to support innovation. (Yes, that call is in September, and it’s...
by Cynthia Kurtz | Mar 28, 2018 | Method development, News
Our PNI Institute call for February was a continuation of our earlier exploration of the relationship between PNI and Narrative Inquiry. These are some notes on our fruitful discussion. Proof First we talked about proof, and how there are different forms of it....
by PNI Institute | Nov 3, 2015 | Applications, Method development
One of the goals of the PNI Institute is to exchange knowledge on the PNI process and the tools used to carry out PNI projects. Last week StoryConnect seized the opportunity of the arrival of NarraFirma to complete a comparison of the four PNI toolsets currently...
by Harold van Garderen | Apr 27, 2015 | Method development, Theory
The concept of PNI seems to be easily understood by many who are confronted with it for the first time. Simple explanations like asking a question whose answer is a story and asking questions about stories usually do the trick.To explain the method itself, especially...
by Cynthia Kurtz | Dec 17, 2014 | Method development, Reflection, Theory
Would you like me to tell you how to cook pasta? No? Pretend you do for a minute so I can make a point. It’s about stories, I promise.First, choose a pot with a good thick bottom. If the pot’s bottom is thin, the water will not boil evenly, and the pasta...
by Harold van Garderen | Oct 29, 2014 | Method development
The PNI Institute is currently formed by members that run their PNI practice and strive to improve PNI methods via this platform. Choosing where to publish advancements and where to discuss them is and should be a topic of constant debate.For the moment we’ve...
