Strategic Narratives: Using Story to Drive Transformation with Chris Hare
Humans are narrative machines. We use narratives to make sense of the world, build connections, and unlock innovation. In organizations, narratives play an important, and often overlooked, role in gaining understanding, buy-in, support, and commitment to a strategy.
In this roundtable, join storytelling expert and founder of The Storied Future, Chris Hare, for a deep dive into aligning stakeholders through strategic narratives during organizational transformation. Chris will share practical steps for crafting unifying narratives, overcoming resistance to change, and transforming your strategic vision into meaningful action that resonates across your organization.
Speaker bio:
Chris Hare is the founder of The Storied Future. He advises high-performing midmarket and enterprise leaders, helping them create narratives that unlock a future where they can be celebrated–not just for what they build, but for how they build it and who they become in the process.
He started his career in the world of advertising and marketing and subsequently completed tours of duty at Microsoft and Amazon before launching The Storied Future in 2016. His current and past clients include FTD, Amazon, Microsoft Worldwide Energy & Resources, Outreach, and TerraPraxis. He is also the host of The Storied Future Podcast where he interviews leaders who have put new narratives out into the world and then used those narratives to shift the future.
For the past five years, he’s also led storytelling pro bono for The Bar X Project, a nonprofit serving combat-wounded Marines. He lives with his wife, Michele, and their two teenagers outside of Seattle at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.