We are a group of people who gather to talk shop about participatory narrative.
What's participatory narrative? Helping people in families, communities, and organizations share everyday stories to strengthen connections, work through differences, discover insights, and create positive change. We use a variety of approaches such as narrative therapy, narrative mediation, narrative medicine, narrative coaching, appreciative inquiry, participatory narrative inquiry, oral history, action research, and participatory theatre. Some of us only do participatory narrative work, and some of us mix and match story work together with other approaches.
If we sound like your kind of group, let's talk.
How do I join?
We use our Zulip chat server to get to know each other, share ideas and experiences, ask questions, and explore collaboration.
To join, send an email (from the address you want to use) to support@pnpnet.org. Tell us who you are and why you want to join the group. If you're a real person, we'll send you an invitation.
Thanks to Zulip.com for sponsoring our server!
What else can I do?
We get together on monthly Zoom calls to talk about topics of interest. We decide what topics to talk about on the chat server. We don't do presentations, and we don't have speakers; we just talk. Shop. About participatory narrative. In all of its forms.
Cool. Is there more?
Members of our core team are distinguished only in that we have promised to make time to hang out on the chat server, be present on the phone calls, and help the group thrive.
At the moment the people on the core team are Shirley Giroux, Cynthia Kurtz, Yeu Wen Mak, Thaler Pekar, Stephen Sillett, Harold van Garderen, and Bruce Waltuck.
If you want to join the core team, tell us on the chat server. (There are rules.)
Got it!