47. The power of storytelling - it's liberating!

People ask me about the Whose Shoes story?

🍋 How did I come to produce a board game?

 🍋 What inspired it?

🍋 Has it changed much over the years?

Well, on 2 Feb,  Kristin Johnstad from Minneapolis, invited me to tell my story at a Liberating Structures Q Community group, using 'Shift and Share' - hopping between breakout rooms, telling the same story to different groups.
It was fun getting the reaction and questions from an international audience.

It led to a whole month of storytelling adventures.
I thought I'd share the highlights and key learning here on the podcast.

Lemon lightbulbs 🍋💡🍋

•  Adapt your story to your audience - what will THEY will take from it?
•  It is a privilege to share your story. Be curious about others too
•  Liberating Structures bring out creativity!
•  The Whose Shoes story ... What inspired me? What does it achieve?
•  Beyond the buzzwords – let’s get real
•  Are you ready to LISTEN to people? As equals. #NoHierarchyJustPeople
•  Value people - every step of the way. No tick boxes
•  Integrated care … the holy grail
• Trust takes a LONG time to build - and an instant to destroy
•  Whose Shoes does not paper over the cracks – be authentic
•  Engage hearts and minds!
•  Have fun. Be human
•  You can't control the oucomes; you shouldn't control the outcomes
•  Connect and share stories. Use networks, Fab NHS Stuff
•  Find the magic people, not the 'meetings people'!
•  Use storytelling tools like SWAY
•  If you want to engage people, don’t just tell them a story; show them!
• SHOW and TELL!

Most relevant previous episodes
All of them - my podcast is all about sharing stories! 
But specifically:
22.  'Symphony of Us' - please disturb
24. Tribute to Mum, @Gills_Mum - 100th birthday!
26. My acceptance speech for CBE, Lemon Class 2020, award
28. Janina Vigurs - Storyteller - *Embrace the Ridiculous*
 36. Keep calm and carry on (personal reflections on the death of the Queen)

Other links and resources:
The Obs Pod - Magic Mates
How to meet your child's difficult behavior with compassion - Yvonne Newbold's TEDxNHS talk
Birth should be special - Florence Wilcock's TEDxNHS talk

 My top tips and lemon lightbulbs, with help from Miles Sibley, Patient Experience Library!

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