by Cynthia Kurtz | Dec 31, 2015 | News
Our last call, on December 11, was about how PNI fits into the larger milieu of “story work.” We had a lively discussion that I’ve mostly forgotten. The things I remember are:How getting people to think about listening to stories is like...
by Cynthia Kurtz | Dec 2, 2015 | News
Our last PNI2 Hangout featured a demonstration of the new NarraFirma software. We had a lively discussion about the software and what it can be used for, and some excellent ideas were shared. (The person who usually takes notes was showing off the software, so we...
by Cynthia Kurtz | Nov 13, 2015 | News
Somebody who was supposed to be on the call today forgot to set her alarm clock, so we are having a do-over of the call next Friday. Somebody could cling to her excuses but will instead say that she is sorry and will be there for sure the next time.There was a lively...
by PNI Institute | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The saying is right: a fool with a tool is still a fool. Some say that a fool with a tool is even a more dangerous fool. No sane person would use a hammer to open an egg.Tools are instruments in PNI, not goals; and the same holds for software tools. Tools can be...
by Harold van Garderen | Sep 18, 2015 | News
On August 28, 2015, we held our second PNI hangout on the topic of power differences in PNI. We were lucky to have a caller who works in the area of social drama (speaker 4), and we talked about how drama and PNI can work together in the context of power and...
by Cynthia Kurtz | Aug 18, 2015 | News
On July 31, 2015, we held a PNI hangout on the topic of power differences in PNI. Here’s how the conversation went.Speaker 1: We’ve all experienced what happens when people who are not used to being heard feel heard for the first time. It’s amazing...
