Andrew ScottSep 7, 2017A bit of a Pollyanna?It has been an eventful summer. After years of trouble-free driving, Mike, our son had two accidents in two days. In the first, he simply...
Andrew ScottJul 2, 2017I'm turning into my motherI had an interesting conversation recently with a woman (we'll call her Kate) who said 'I'm turning into my mother.' It is the kind of...
Andrew ScottJun 17, 2017Feedback from PractitionersYesterday we had our monthly meeting of the Cumbria Coaching Network. I had missed the previous meeting as I had been out of the country,...
Andrew ScottJun 10, 2017Putting it all together...Just over a week ago, I was out for a walk with Jane, my wife, Annie, my daughter, and James, my grandson. We needed to get back for a...
Andrew ScottMay 25, 2017What if the true story really is terrible?I was chatting with someone who had been on one of the programmes I run, and has subsequently been reading Shifting Stories, on Monday...
Andrew ScottApr 19, 2017Milking it?Last week, I was due to pick up my son, Michael, from Newcastle at the end of his University term (He is studying Graphic Design at...
Andrew ScottApr 1, 2017Helpful StoriesI was reflecting on sales of Shifting Stories this week. The graph of relative sales position on Amazon looks like this: Combined with...
Andrew ScottMar 26, 2017The Power of EndingsSome time ago, on my general blog, I told the story of a friend of mine, that illustrates another aspect of working with story. He had...
Andrew ScottMar 18, 2017Useful FictionsI have been thinking about the concept of useful fictions a lot, recently. The Shifting Stories approach springs from a desire to get...
Andrew ScottMar 12, 2017Notes on BlindnessThis week I watched the extraordinary film, Notes on Blindness. It is the story of John Hull, an academic who lost his sight, and is...
Andrew ScottFeb 26, 2017Beware: Stories at Work!A while back, I started initial conversations as I began to do some work for a large organisation, and in my discussions with various...
Andrew ScottFeb 9, 2017How (and why) not to take offenceIt seems that one of the less endearing features of the times we live in, is the way in which people are quick to take offence (even to...
Andrew ScottJan 25, 2017Free Shifting Stories Coaching WorkshopFor those interested in how the ManyStory Approach that I outline in Shifting Stories may be applied to coaching, I have developed a...
Andrew ScottJan 24, 2017Daring StoriesI have recently attended a Daring Way workshop, based on the work of Brené Brown (about which I have blogged on my general purpose blog,...
Andrew ScottJan 13, 2017The Power of MeaningYou know that thing when you read a review or article and think: someone else has just written the book I've just written... I just had...
Andrew ScottDec 15, 2016On Learning from BooksI am somewhat ambivalent about how much one can learn from books. On the one hand, I have myself learned a great deal from books over the...
Andrew ScottDec 8, 2016More on psychology...I have blogged before (here) about some of the psychology underpinning the ManyStory approach. However, I have recently finished reading...
Andrew ScottDec 3, 2016Narrative TherapyThe book Shifting Stories was inspired by Liz Todd, of Newcastle University, who asked me about the relationship of my work to Narrative The
Andrew ScottDec 1, 2016Favourite ReviewsNow that the book has been launched for just over a month, I thought it time to share some of my favourite reviews. There are several on...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Try it for YourselfThis is an exercise I use on my Stories for Change Workshop, to give people an experience of the ManyStory Approach in practice. It...