PinnedMichael HumphreyinStorylistenersWhat is a storylistener?Dendrochronologists, scientists who date and interpret past events through tree rings, are a nice metaphor for storylisteners.Feb 6Feb 6
Michael HumphreyinStorylistenersHow you listen to someone’s story affects everything about itWe listen in the womb. Before we speak, we learn to parse what we see, and notice differences in what we hear. Nothing could make sense…Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Michael HumphreyinStorylistenersListening experts can teach us how to engage another person’s storyAmish people sometimes call barn raising “frolics,” gathering socially for a practical purpose. Organizers of a frolic provide a plan, and…Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Michael HumphreyinStorylistenersStorylistening: Going deeper into what, who, and whyModern life is burdened by the illusion that we are disconnected. That we look to “story” so often for an antidote reflects our illusion…Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Michael HumphreyinStorylistenersOne year into Storylisteners, let me tell you how I stumbled to an epiphanyOr how I quit two jobs just to end up where I startedJun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
Michael HumphreyWhat is a story trust?In the podcast and first video, I mentioned the three ways to think about listening for story — understanding, strategy, and practice. In…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Michael HumphreyinStorylistenersDo we really know how to listen?I interview my colleague and an incredibly important influence on this project, Dr. Elizabeth Parks, an associate dean at Colorado…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Michael HumphreyHow do we listen for story?If you had a chance to listen to my conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Parks, you hopefully have a sense of how listening research has…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Michael HumphreyinRamifyCorinne Winthrop: How A Journalism Education Prepared Her For The World Of Software DevelopmentCorinne Winthrop thought she was going into software development despite the fact that she was a journalism major in college. It turns out…Oct 18, 2018Oct 18, 2018
Michael HumphreyinRamifyAllison Sylte: Don’t Leave College Without Learning To Tell A StoryWhen Allison Sylte was at CSU, her work as a newspaper journalist took her all the way to Editor in Chief of the Collegian and an…May 15, 2018May 15, 2018