Exercise 1: Story Circle Setup
Story Circle Planning Worksheet
Team Name: _________________
Number of Participants: _____
Time Allocated: ____________
Circle Structure:
□ Opening (5 mins)
□ Story Sharing (20 mins)
□ Discussion (15 mins)
□ Action Planning (10 mins)
□ Closing (5 mins)
Story Prompt Selection:
1. Success moment: _________________
2. Challenge overcome: ______________
3. Cultural example: ________________
4. Future vision: __________________
Ground Rules:
1. One speaker at a time
2. Maximum 3 minutes per story
3. Focus on learning points
4. Build on others' stories
Exercise 2: Story Collection Template
Team Story Bank
Category: [Success/Challenge/Culture/Vision]
Story Title: ___________________
Date: ________________________
Storyteller: __________________
Situation:
___________________________
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Action Taken:
___________________________
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Result:
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Learning Points:
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
Application:
How can this story help other team members?
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Exercise 3: Culture Story Mapping
Team Culture Story Matrix
Value | Current Story | Desired Story | Gap Actions
---------------|---------------|---------------|------------
Innovation | | |
Collaboration | | |
Customer Focus | | |
Excellence | | |
For each value:
1. What stories currently represent this?
2. What stories would better represent this?
3. What actions create new stories?
Exercise 4: Story Impact Analysis
Story Assessment Tool
Story Elements:
□ Clear context
□ Relevant characters
□ Specific challenge
□ Clear resolution
□ Actionable learning
Impact Measurement:
Before Story:
- Team behavior: _____________
- Results: _________________
- Engagement: ______________
After Story:
- Changed behavior: _________
- New results: _____________
- Engagement level: ________
Action Steps:
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
Exercise 5: Weekly Story Practice
Weekly Story Calendar
Monday: Success Stories
- Morning huddle topic: _________
- Story source: _______________
Wednesday: Learning Stories
- Team meeting focus: _________
- Story prompt: ______________
Friday: Vision Stories
- Future focus: ______________
- Story theme: ______________
Weekly Story Count:
□ Success stories shared: ___
□ Challenge stories shared: ___
□ Vision stories shared: ___
Impact Notes:
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