Storytelling Webinar

Attend a two-hour webinar on using stories to foster learning, renewal, and transformation in evaluation practices.

In a turbulent world, our methods must help us understand the realities of those touched by our evaluations, as well as our own realities and origin stories. This webinar introduces story as a powerful approach for fostering learning, renewal, and transformation. As Hodges (2014) reminds us, “if we want to transform society, we must learn to tell – and listen to – a new set of stories about the world we want to create.”

Story is particularly significant in this time of reconciliation. It is a traditional way of sharing knowledge in Indigenous cultures, carrying history, memory, and teachings across generations. Yet storytelling is also universal—spanning cultures and millennia—and remains a vital means of ensuring relevance, authenticity, and connection in many contexts.

What makes a good story? The facilitators will explore story as method, approaches for gathering stories, and examples of how stories have been used in evaluation practice. The 2-hour webinar will also create space for participant discussion and questions.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will learn about the importance and use of story as a method in evaluation, particularly in the context of Indigenous approaches in evaluation.
2. Participants will reflect on what makes a good story.
3. Participants will be introduced to ways to collect stories and the considerations involved.
4. Participants will learn about ethics involved in the use of storytelling in evaluation.

CES Competency Domains

The webinar will focus on the domains of Situational and Interpersonal Practice and, to some extent, will address Reflective and Technical Practice.