Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact

Index

accountability, 30

Adams, Scott, 176

addiction, 36–37

Alcoholics Anonymous, 36–37

Amistad (film), 56–57

amygdala, 15

analysis, 29

Andy Griffith Show, 153–154

appreciations, 44–46

archetypal stories, 185

arrogance, 18–19

associations

hidden, 143

patterns of, 162–165

assumptions, 143

hidden, 176

in objective thinking, 33

audience

learning about, 168–171

“reading,” 194–195

Australian Open, 186

authenticity, 40

averages, 168–169

behaviors, teaching, 80–82

belongingness, 191–193

bias, 196–197

big stories, 184–193

as archetypal stories, 185

choosing, 187–189

to create belongingness and solidarity, 191–193

deviance of creative ideas for, 186–187

and quality of decision-making/thinking routines of group, 185

as self-diagnostic process, 189–191 ...