ABSTRACT
Digital storytellers and their allies set out to do extraordinary things – to amplify stifled voices, to enable the creation of new kinds of stories, to reshape hierarchies of expertise, and to tap into vital new insights on the world. The importance and difficulty of these tasks are not to be underestimated. Some professions, organisations, and institutions now have well-established strategies for listening to personal stories of health and well-being. The British Royal College of Nursing for example has been drawing out and reflecting on personal narratives in health care for decades. It has used these stories systematically and routinely as part of professional education and staff accreditation. This book has taught through conversations with policymakers, researchers, and storytelling facilitators, placing these perspectives on practice alongside the published academic literature and experiences drawn from our own involvement in participatory projects.
