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What I really enjoy about writing are three aspects:

Writing is possible everywhere – on the train, in the garden, at the airport or during a long weekend at the seaside, just like in the picture.

Writing takes us to a parallel world. If it is scientific writing – it is diving into the world of inspirations written by different authors and into your own thoughts. If it is non-scientific writing – it is about getting to know ourselves better way.

Writing is a real enrichment as it is a creative process we can compare with painting, drawing, sculpting or composing a piece of music. It puts us to the role of creator of new worlds.

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The Art Of Storytelling Across Cultures

The Art of Storytelling Across Cultures is a treasure of working with storytelling and storylistening practices in multicultural, diverse groups of people.

Cultural diversity marks our reality in organizations, in the corporate world and in educational institutions and this book offers numerous inspirations on how to break with stereotypes, escape the danger of a single story and become more opened towards different perspectives and better understand various mindsets. 

It can be applied in coaching processes and in facilitation of big events as it offers hands on insights regarding working in story circles, and initiating meaningful conversations inspired by fine arts and visual storytelling.

The book is designed as a compass, giving orientation in the

  • North (Narrative Approach), focusing on the why – the need of working with stories and the neuroscience of storytelling,
  • the East (EPIC Framework & Creating Stories) offering you some guidance on how to choose and create stories other people would appreciate as sources of knowledge, inspiration, motivation, and encouragement,
  • the South (Storytelling Across Cultures) proposing you how to apply storytelling practices in the intercultural field and in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion context and emphasizing the power of traumatic narratives we inherit in the epigenetic way, described in the chapter The power of the untold stories – epigenetic inheritance and
  • West (Working with storytelling practices) focusing on working with stories as a leader, trainer/educator, coach, facilitator and Learning and Development professional.

One more important part is the section on visual storytelling and working with art inspirations in the coaching and training field.

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More Publications

If you are interested in working with storytelling practices across cultures, you can also enjoy reading my chapters in English and German:

Sell, J. (2020). Visual Intercultural Storytelling Approach – VISA in: Collaborative Change Library, 2020
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Sell, J. (2019). Cultural Approaches Toward Time in Global Organizations in: Chlopczyk, J., Erlach, C. (Ed.) Transforming Organizations, Springer Verlag

Sell, J. (2017). Segel hoch und auf zu den neuen Ufern. Eine Reise durch die Welt der Storytelling Methoden im interkulturellen Kontext in: Schach, A. (Ed.) Storytelling, Springer Verlag

Sell, J. (2017). Storytelling for Intercultural Understanding & Cultural Sensitivity Development in: Chlopczyk, J. (Ed.) Beyond Storytelling, Springer Verlag

Sell, J. (2016). Interkulturelle Kompetenzentwicklung – eine Chance auf eine gelungene Kommunikation über die Grenzen hinweg in: Vedder, G. Personal und Diversität

 

Further publications:

Sell, J. (2018). Storytelling with a Lie in: Hansen, E.; Torkler, A., Covarrubias Venegas, B., SEU Intercultural Training Toolkit, SIETAR Europa.

Sell, J. (2018). Freezing the Picture of Now to Shape Better Futures and Taking Back the Power. Interview with Mary Alice Arthur in: Re-Authoring Futures, Con-Texts, Beyond Storytelling, Almblitz.

Covarrubias Venegas, B.; Sell, J. (2018). Wissensmanagement & Wissenstransfer. Storytelling im Unternehmen, HRWEB, 14.Sept.2018.

Sell, J. (2016). When Tears turn into music – the impact of Frederic Chopin’s migration on his oeuvre in: Josko-Ochojska, J. (Ed.) Medical and Social Aspects of Trauma, Śląski Uniwesytet Medyczny

Sell, J. (2015). The Power of visual Storytelling in: SIETAR Europa Journal, Sept.-Nov.

Sell, J. (2014). RAINBOW – cross-cultural skills development in order to more effective coping with culture change stress in: Prof. Jadwiga Josko-Ochojska (Ed.), Stres nasz codzienny, SUM

Sell, J. (2013). Geschäftskultur Polen, Conbookverlag. (Book on business culture in Poland)

Storytelling Cards

Specially designed cards about Positive Leadership, combining artworks from around the globe with coaching questions and invitations to share stories.

The aim is to focus on positive emotions, on experiencing flow, on building relationships and on deepening intercultural understanding.

In the first step the participants choose artworks and share how they relate to them, what attracted their attention and how they see the importance of the chosen piece of art in the specific season of their lives. Then they share stories and answer questions on the reverse side of the cards.

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