Chapter 1

Introduction

Spoken language is deeply, deeply human. Some things must be said that cannot be written.

—Avraham Poupko [Poupko 2018]

What Is Domain Storytelling?

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Domain Storytelling is a collaborative modeling technique that highlights how people work together. Its primary purpose is to transform domain knowledge into business software. This purpose is achieved by bringing together people from different backgrounds and allowing them to learn from each other by telling and visualizing stories.

Telling stories is a basic form of human communication. It is deeply rooted in all of us since the times our ancestors lived in caves.1 In ...

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