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David Hutchens

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David Hutchens is an author, business writer and learning designer who creates communication solutions for The Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart, IBM, GE, Nike, Bank of America, and others. He served as chairman of Storytelling in Organizations, a special interest group of the globally renowned National Storytelling Network.

He speaks to organizations and leadership teams all around the world on the topic of storytelling as an organizational capacity. His new book is “Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers,” Wiley & Sons 2015

He is creator of the Learning Fables -- a book series that uses narrative and metaphor to illustrate principles of organizational learning. With titles that include "Outlearning the
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Outlearning the Wolves: Sur...

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The Lemming Dilemma: Living...

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Circle of the 9 Muses: A St...

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Story Dash: Find, Develop, ...

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Listening to the Volcano: C...

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Pageland: A Story About Love

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Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz
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Valuable. I’m the guy that the author describes so specifically: I built my business on my own personality and talent, and I have a belief that others can’t do what I do.

I know that belief has stunted my business.

The book has really nice wisdom for g
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Story 10x by Michael  Margolis
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This is one of those books on the topic of storytelling where the author doesn’t tell stories, so that’s a big hit to its credibility. The author does offer a really smart construct of “possibility / obstacle” storytelling (vs the old “problem / solu ...more
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Never Flinch by Stephen        King
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Fun beach read! I appreciate those who critique this one for juggling so many (TOO many?) threads.

But it worked for me.

There are four plot lines, and in the hands of a lesser author it would be too much:

-The central serial killer plot
-The gospel si
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Story 10x by Michael  Margolis
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This is one of those books on the topic of storytelling where the author doesn’t tell stories, so that’s a big hit to its credibility. The author does offer a really smart construct of “possibility / obstacle” storytelling (vs the old “problem / solu ...more
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Dead Wake by Erik Larson
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Stunning. I am devouring all of Larson’s books, and I’m confident in saying this is my favorite. (The Splendid and the Vile is my second favorite.)
Story Dash by David Hutchens
"Solid tools to use to think about telling a concise impactful story in 1-2 minutes. Story cards are available free, as is the story canvas to help map out the crucial elements of the story. Felt a bit too brief on purpose, left me wanting to know mor" Read more of this review »
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Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
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Excellent. Optimistic but also challenging. Compelling stories. I love that this book comes with a call to action. An ambitious project that deserves attention.
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red helicopter―a parable for our times by James  Rhee
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This is one of the most human and emotional and wonderful business books I’ve read.

“Kindness and math” was James Rhee’s simple and unconventional strategy for turning around the clothing retailer Ashley Stewart, which was on the brink of bankruptcy
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The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
The Demon of Unrest
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It has been years since I became such a fan of a writer that I wanted to read everything they wrote.

I used to be that way with Stephen King. Now I’m an Erik Larson junkie.

“Demons of Unrest” is his new entry of “narrative nonfiction” and it looks at
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Humankind by Rutger Bregman
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One of my favorites this year. A great read. Unforgettable storytelling and a beautifully optimistic message. I will recommend this to everyone.
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“對組織來說,自我超越不只是個人的事情,也是有關領導力的議題,領導者藉著啟發人們探索自己的使命,並且建立有助於實踐自我超越的環境,就可以開始加強組織使命與個人使命之間的一致性。”
David Hutchens, The Lemming Dilemma: Living With Purpose, Leading With Vision

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