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Apr 12

An Old Jewish Parable explains the Truth of Storytelling

Some time ago, I stumbled over this old Jewish parable, that goes like that: “Once upon a time… TRUTH, naked and cold, had been turned away from every door in the village. Her nakedness frightened the people. Taking pity on her, PARABLE gathered her up and took her home. …

Storytelling

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An Old Jewish Parable explains the Truth of Storytelling
An Old Jewish Parable explains the Truth of Storytelling
Storytelling

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Sep 2, 2022

The Nostalgia — Story

… or why Brexiters, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump succeeded with the very same story Yes, I do believe, that, if you break the narratives of the Brexiters, Putin and Trump down to their core, they basically tell the very same story. In its most simple form, their story goes…

Populism

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The Nostalgia — Story
The Nostalgia — Story
Populism

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Feb 9, 2021

THE HERO INNOVATOR

… or why rule-breaking means progress More recently, I investigated the connection between heroism and innovation… and I found that innovating, not surprisingly, can be a heroic act indeed. Let’s take a look at heroes first. There are some common misconceptions about heroes: Many people intuitively imagine heroes as superhumans…

İnnovation

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THE HERO INNOVATOR
THE HERO INNOVATOR
İnnovation

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Jan 27, 2021

RIDING THE BLACK SWAN

The title might be misleading as, well, technically COVID-19 and the current crisis is not really a black swan event, but more of a grey rhino. The reason being is that black swan events are technically events that are unpredictable and beyond what is normally expected. However, proponents to call…

Innovation

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RIDING THE BLACK SWAN
RIDING THE BLACK SWAN
Innovation

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Nov 18, 2020

The new golden twenties

Every decade is known for something; and every decade brought us some key innovations they will always be associated with. The 1960s were the decade of civil unrest and fundamental social change that also brought us colour television and the moon landing. …

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The new golden twenties
The new golden twenties

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Feb 4, 2019

Heroes are social animals — or why Han Solo needs a Chewbacca

In today’s chapter, I analyze why heroes value social companionships, team-work and friends and what lessons this beholds for the rest of us. “Let the rest of the world beat their brains out for a buck. It’s friends that count. And I got friends”, says the troublesome Bette Davis in…

Movies

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Heroes are social animals — or why Han Solo needs a Chewbacca
Heroes are social animals — or why Han Solo needs a Chewbacca
Movies

8 min read


Jan 24, 2019

Curiosity– or why nosiness drives stories and lives

In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. He enjoyed a calm life somewhere in the Shire on the edges of Middle-earth. All the other hobbits lived equally content and peaceful lives and every day seemed to be only a slightly different variation of the day before. However…

Curiosity

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Curiosity– or why nosiness drives stories and lives
Curiosity– or why nosiness drives stories and lives
Curiosity

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Jan 23, 2019

Positivity — or why attitude often defines the outcome

Imagine a young businessman who is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the alleged murder of his wife and her lover; a crime he never committed. He has to do time in a horrible jail with inhuman conditions and sadistic prison wards who enjoy torturing the inmates…

Self Improvement

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Positivity — or why attitude often defines the outcome
Positivity — or why attitude often defines the outcome
Self Improvement

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Jan 22, 2019

Grit — or why only giving up means failing

Imagine you are a boxer. Imagine in one fight your face is hit so often that it resembles a cauliflower; imagine you see your opponent double and imagine you can’t feel your legs anymore. Every time you get knocked down, the only thing you hear is the faint noise of…

Self Improvement

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Grit — or why only giving up means failing
Grit — or why only giving up means failing
Self Improvement

8 min read


Jan 17, 2019

Self determination — or why breaking rules means progress

Remember the beautiful movie Dead Poet’s society? It tells the bitter-sweet story of the progressive teacher Keating who stands up against the arch conservative norms in an elitist boarding school in the 1950s. Mr. …

Entrepreneurship

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Self determination — or why breaking rules means progress
Self determination — or why breaking rules means progress
Entrepreneurship

10 min read

Universal Storyteller

Universal Storyteller

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Nicolai Schumann is the founder of Universal Storyteller and teaches storytelling at universities and to corporates. https://www.universalstoryteller.com

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