Story-making for Local Making
Story-Making is a playful activity for diverse local stakeholders to begin their collaborative journey towards producing things locally. Using this tool, these stories can be explored, co-created, roadmapped and then actioned.
The Story-Making Elements have been developed through engagement with the HEREWEAR Community, beginning in San Leucio, Naples, during an ecosystem mapping workshop and tested with the community in Bridport, UK.
Story-Making is inspired by the popular children's game where a set of pictorial dice are thrown to create a random set of elements to create a story. Making stories can be a powerful way for people from different cultures, industries and disciplines to find common ground and new ways to share value - it’s not just for children!
Story-Making for Local Making is a tool to help communities to make stories together, creating a common space and ‘level playing field’ for beginning a new collaborative journey.
To play ‘in real life’ you will need:
- Story-Making Worksheets (ideally printed A3)
- A diverse group of local stakeholders (no more than 6 in each group)
- Tables and chairs
- Pens
- Sticky notes (optional)
- A set of Story-Making Cubes (optional)
To play ‘online’ you will need:
- Story-Making Facilitation Guide
- A diverse group of local stakeholders (no more than 6 in each group)
- MIRO board (online)
To make a real set of Story-Making cubes:
Our set of Story-Making Cubes was made by liaising with a producer who has digital wood-etching equipment and expertise. We supplied the element icons in a PDF and the producer etched these onto each wooden cube. You may also be able to achieve this within a FABLAB.
You can download the Story-Making Elements at the top of this page.
