The Shape of Stories
Kurt Vonnegut argued that “the shape of a given society’s stories is at least as interesting as the shape of its pots or spearheads.”
Category Archives: Media
Publishing, Marketing, Design, Creativity
No News is Bad News
Anyone who has spent time at an alt-weekly will know. It’s family. You found your people.
10 Jobs I’ve Had
My friends made a valiant effort at this game. I wrote the following stories once a day as they repeatedly guessed incorrectly. The lie is last.
Creativity in Organizations
With the spark and soul of creativity, organizations can make meaning as a community, mark their territory and innovate like never before.
New Online Course for Spiritual Leadership (February 11-22)
Register by January 23rd for a 10% DISCOUNT. My session is entitled “Making Sense of it All: An Integral Worldview” and will be held on February 20.
Listen to my IEC 2018 Talk, “Spiritual Edge”
Download my talk from last year’s IEC, “Spiritual Edge,” FREE and for a limited time!
Top 8 Ways to Create and Promote Killer Facebook Events
The best advice I have based on my 33 years of experience in the event business.
Boys with Guns: The American Eschatology
It’s time for a reformation of the conscience, values and policies of our nation, and calling the problem “evil” is cowardice.
Kill Your Babies
“We must kill our babies, sometimes in violent and fantastical ways. We must embody the shadow, putting on the hockey mask and becoming the villain until we have laid waste to what doesn’t serve us, our family, or our community.”
How To Stay Connected and Inspired in America
The more we distance ourselves from our neighbor, the more we estrange ourselves. The more we unfriend people who disagree with us, the more we create gaps and echo chambers and an inability to engage in meaningful and transformative dialogue.
Joran Slane Oppelt 