The Best Work Happens When Ideas Feel Safe Enough to Misbehave

I have facilitated numerous workshops, strategy days, narrative sessions, and conference experiences. Regardless of the setting or participants, a consistent pattern emerges. Typically, the most senior, outspoken, or confident individuals are the first to contribute, filling the room with their perspectives. However, as the session transitions to deeper reflection, it is often a quieter participant who introduces a profound idea, causing everyone to pause and absorb the insight.

Why I Don’t Teach the Hero’s Journey

Why I don't teach the hero's journey in business storytelling — and why a framework built around one white male Western perspective was never universal.