ABSTRACT
The stories told spanned all creation and helped humanity communicate and share knowledge, influence decision-making, entertain, dream and ultimately help us make sense of the worlds around us, both seen and unseen. With storytelling central to both individual and community in such a concrete way, being a successful storyteller–and story listener–was a prized and important survival skill for personal and community 'sustainability'. The story of sustainability is relevant because it is a journey of human development and change, and is not just about one meta-narrative but many stories that are told and retold in order to participate in the constant making and remaking of the world. From cave art and storyboards, to live performances and video game stories, storytelling is primarily a practice in first working with image and shape, before moving to words and language. The best storytellers channel the 'theatre of the mind' and the image memory of story into language, expression and body.
