storytelling with spine

creating change through story

what is spine?• it’s what makes a person tick

• what centrally motivates or drives a person

img source: thrive health

lighter fluid moment

there’s lighter fluid all over this moment, someone just needs to drop the match.

img source: flickr

how movements are made

spine lighter fluid moment

where the magic happens

where “me” becomes “we”

img source: the ubuntu collection

a guy and a grain• glenn roberts, anson mills

• bit of a wanderlust, became a historic preservationist

• thought: why isn’t food preservationism a thing?

img source: anson mills

glenn’s spine = infinite curiosity

img source: rgb stock

lighter fluid = back to basics food

img source: eswalls.com

me to we = chefs

img source: thrillist

a woman + a nameless movement

• betty friedan

• suburban housewife

• freelance writer for women’s magazines, run by men

• author of ‘feminine mystique’ in 1963

img source: the atlantic

betty’s spine = anger and exasperation

img source: elephant-world

lighter fluid = suburban housewife syndrome

img source: tedsword.blogspot

me to we = a nation of college-educated women

img source: elle zelicz

so what brings me here?

img source: wbur

my spine = connector

img source: omnetics

lighter fluid = fixable problem of not enough

women in tech

img source: washington post, 2013

me to we = you!

• mentor a girl

• tell your story

• be a vocal minority

img source: levo

ok, one more spine: data nerd

img source: science club for girls

practice: story prompts

• my spine is

• my lighter fluid is

• my me to we is

• this is the personal moment that shows my spine

thank you!

contact email: erica@launchsquad.com

twitter: @esal

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