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When we’re kids, we kick sand piles, throw rocks, and try to catch bugs- engaging with and learning about our world through movement, experimentation, and play. I believe this innate...

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Dear CSS community, Almost a year ago, I stepped into the role of Acting Executive Director at the Center for Story-based Strategy. I’m not going to lie, I was nervous....

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Inspired by Martín Espada’s visionary poem, “This Year,” we closed our SBS Advanced Training 2025 with a ritual of radical imagination. Each participant inscribed a commitment—what they would carry forward...

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As we prepare for this year’s Story-based Strategy Advanced Training (SBS AT), we tap into our teachers and ancestors. A great teacher and friend, Gopal Dayaneni, has shared that “stories...

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Describe yourself in three words. I would describe myself as creative, optimistic, silly.  Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to...

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Describe yourself in three words. I’d say curious, thoughtful and I enjoy taking time to enjoy small things. I like to meet people and hear their stories and be in...

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Describe yourself in three words. Playful, resourceful, earnest. Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to you. I work as the...

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Describe yourself in three words. a good time. Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to you. I worked as an...

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Fellow Maya Chupkov Interviewed by Coach Kedar Reddy Learn how Story-based Strategy helped Maya Chupkov kickstart her amazing podcast Proud Stutter. “I would describe story-based strategy as a community of...

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Describe yourself in three words. Organizer, strategic, funny Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to you? I was working with...