Learning objectives outlined by the leadership

We feel that we do not present the data and the story appropriately to our stakeholders. Whether it is investors, shareholders, and independent directors. Usually, we have too much data, our thoughts are too dense, and the communication is full of jargon. Our objective is to learn to present the data in a powerful, simple, and appealing fashion.

I am thinking about how to apply some of them to my next report already. The overall flow and sub-sections of the workshop were good. The pace was perfect—not too fast, not too slow. I loved that the team brought the learnings alive through various examples like AirBnB, Nike, Jeff Bezos, Tesla, etc. Honestly, I didn't realize how time flew by. It was a very engaging workshop.

It taught me a great deal about presenting a good story

The workshops resonated in a number of ways. We could think of structuring our observations, which we do in our daily work. It was important as most of our time is spent clarifying our own thoughts and we sometimes fail to bring the audience on the same page.

The learnings that resonated with me were that the audience doesn't care, feelings are more important than thoughts, what makes a storyteller special is who they are and what they believe, and structure each story using three acts: Set-up, conflict and resolution.

I will likely apply learning from these sessions every time I write. Further, the storytelling templates, some of the best practices, the breakout sessions and the learning from practitioners were amazing.

It has been a great opportunity to understand the value of storytelling. In fact I was more focusing on customers' problems and solutions. However, I have learned that storytelling starts with “Who I am” and then identifies problems and provides solutions. I think it will help me understand my customers better personally and professionally, and pitch myself and my products accordingly.

Very nicely executed session. I am much more aware of the way I used to communicate with my team and how I can change to improve it. The learnings of the session will help my team and me to better craft product communication specifically towards new launches and drive adoption.

Thank you team The Ken for conducting the workshop on ‘narrative thinking’ for our leadership team. Curating business narratives is increasingly becoming an essential skill for leaders, and this workshop was a definite step up for all of us! Praveen Gopal Krishnan and Ruhi Kandhari—brilliant work!

The workshop was good. Some past bad experiences would have been avoided if I had learnt this earlier. The way to put the hero and mentor was eye-opening and would make us rethink on the way we present information. The entire program is a new experience of learning and unlearning.