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The Center for Story-based Strategy closed their Advanced Training 2025 with a collective ritual. Participants documented personal commitments about what they would carry forward and what they would leave behind—to...

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As we prepare for this year’s Story-based Strategy Advanced Training (SBS AT), we tap into our teachers and ancestors. A great teacher and friend, Gopal Dayaneni, has shared that “stories...

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Describe yourself in three words. Playful, resourceful, earnest. Tell us about the work you brought into your Fellowship and why this work is important to you. I work as the...

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Fellow: K. Rae | Category: Case Studies K. Rae is a literary editor, poet, and self-taught visual artist who emerged from Baltimore and DC performance scenes. Prior collaborations include the...

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Fellow: Jenica Garcia | Category: Case Studies Jenica Garcia describes herself as “creative, optimistic, silly” and serves as Cultural Organizer with Lavender Phoenix, a Bay Area organization building Trans and...

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Fellow: Jordan Salcido | Category: Case Studies Jordan Salcido describes themselves as “curious, thoughtful” and someone who enjoys community spaces. The CSS fellowship pushed them “to do things that I...

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Fellow: Jesus Valenzuela | Category: Case Studies Jesus Valenzuela describes himself as “Organizer, strategic, funny.” He joined the United Farm Workers Foundation in 2014, where he witnessed four officer-involved shootings...

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Fellow: Kristina Erstine | Category: Case Studies Kristina Erstine identifies as “curious, empathetic, alchemist” and describes herself as a creative professional who has shaped NYC’s food justice landscape for over...

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Fellow: Maya Chupkov | Category: Case Studies Fellow Maya Chupkov was interviewed by Coach Kedar Reddy about how story-based strategy methodology assisted her in developing the Proud Stutter podcast. Maya...

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Describe yourself in three words. I am a weaver of diasporal stories. Tell us about yourself. I am a digital communications consultant and adjunct professor who specializes in creating robust...