Introduction

We open by exploring the metacrisis and its cultural roots. You will delve into the transformative power of narratives and their role in shaping systems and actions in the world. We share the Culture Hack Labs approach to Narrative-Led Systems Change: Justice plus Onto-Shift, which emphasizes that demands for justice must be paired with a deeper shift in ontologies—the fundamental ways we perceive, relate to, and engage with the world.

Step 2: Listen

Introduction

This step will guide you in transforming your Point of View (POV) into a Listening Model, enabling you to identify Narrative Communities. The Listening Model is another term for “narrative research”: it sets the parameters for the data collection and analysis process. Defining your listening model must be guided by why you want to listen …
Develop a Listening Model

So let’s get specific and design our Listening Model! The more specific you are, the more accurate the view you will obtain of the narrative landscape. You should be looking at the following parameters when building your Listening Model: Below is an example Listening Model from the TOT example we introduced earlier. Big Listening – …
Identify Narrative Communities

Before identifying Narrative Communities, two tips for easy listening: Tip one – when listening, try to think about two broad categories of conversation: Tip two – you might want to sort your data into insights (e.g. What are the overall trends and patterns? Who/What are the most influential voices? What are they saying? Do they …

The Culture Hack Method

The Culture Hack Method

Introduction

Step 1: Ask

Step 2: Listen

Step 2: Listen

Introduction

Develop a Listening Model

Identify Narrative Communities