To implement Conversational Storytelling Interviewing (CSI) for your dissertation based on the framework developed by David Boje and Grace Ann Rosile, you must adopt an "indirect" method of interviewing that shifts your role from a passive bystander to an active co-creator of findings. Instead of relying on traditional, rigid structured or semi-structured question lists, CSI treats interviewing as a collaborative, evolving dialogue that uncovers authentic, living stories. [1, 2]The core action steps to execute this methodology in your dissertation research include:1. Ditch Structured Questionnaires
- Avoid predetermined question paths that restrict or overwrite the natural flow of the respondent's narrative.
- Initiate open-ended dialogue centered around broad experiential themes rather than strict prompts.
- Allow the participant to direct the flow and focus of their own story without investigator-imposed constraints. [1, 2]
2. Practice "Indirect" Interviewing
- Listen for living stories unfolding spontaneously within regular conversation, a tactic historically rooted in the Hawthorne Studies.
- Embed yourself in the narrative exchange rather than interrogating the subject from an detached distance.
- Prompt naturally with conversational cues that encourage the speaker to elaborate on their unique experiences. [1, 3, 4]
3. Implement the AID Process (Self-Correcting Induction)
- Utilize Abduction to form creative, tentative hypotheses based on surprising or unique storytelling moments.
- Apply Induction to gather broader conversational evidence and recognize evolving narrative patterns across your data.
- Employ Deduction to test your narrative findings against existing organizational, feminist, or indigenous theoretical frameworks. [1, 3]
4. Co-Create the Research Findings
- Acknowledge your own influence as an active participant whose dialogue helps shape the storytelling environment. [1]
- Reconstruct the narrative collaboratively with the participant to ensure their voice remains authentic and is not overwritten by academic jargon. [2]
- Use multi-bystander accounts from colleagues, family, or friends to reconstruct a complete narrative if the primary subject cannot fully share their story directly. [5]
5. Transition Conversation into Storytelling Science
- Analyze the socio-political context of the story, making it an ideal approach for critical fields like management, feminist, and indigenous studies. [1]
- Engage with the iterative process outlined in the text, utilizing the book's specific practice exercises to train yourself in advanced inquiry before entering the field. [1, 3]
If you want to tailor this framework to your specific study, let me know:
- What is the academic discipline or topic of your dissertation?
- Who is your target participant group?
- Are there any sensitive contexts or constraints (like NDAs or vulnerable populations) involved in your research?
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- Embodied
Restorying Process (ERP): Steps
to help you rewrite your personal stories.
- Antenarrative
Processes: Techniques to
uncover hidden patterns in your narratives.
- True
Storytelling Principles: Guidelines
to ensure your stories are authentic and impactful
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Framework Mapping Table
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7
Antenarrative B-Processes |
7 True
Storytelling Principles |
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Beneath –
Unconscious story filters and projections. |
Truth –
You must be true and prepare the energy
and effort for a sustainable future. |
|
Before –
The origins of subconscious story filters. |
Make
Room – True
storytelling makes spaces respecting the
stories already there. |
|
Bets –
Choosing future possibilities with
uncertainty. |
Plot –
You must create stories with a clear plot,
creating direction and helping people
prioritize. |
|
Being –
Living in the present, interwoven with
past and future. |
Timing –
You must have timing. |
|
Becoming –
Transforming by gathering 'Little Wow
Moments'. |
Help
Stories Along –
You must be able to help stories on their
way and be open to experiment. |
|
Between –
Navigating the four WHO identities. |
Staging –
You must consider staging including
scenography and artifacts. |
|
Beyond –
Moving past limiting narratives to
expansive potential. |
Reflecting –
You must reflect on the stories and how
they create value. |
|
7 Embodied
Restorying Process (ERP) Steps are a
Cycle -Tool That Repeats in each of the
Processes & Principles Above. Characterize –
Recognize the unconscious patterns shaping
perception and identity. Externalize –
Identify and name the hidden story filters
affecting decision-making. Sympathize –
Understand the function these filters have
served in personal history. Revise –
Challenge and modify limiting beliefs and
past assumptions. Strategize –
Find 'Little Wow Moments' as foundations
for a new story. Rehistoricize –
Rewrite past experiences with a broader,
more empowering perspective. Publicize –
Share the new story with a community to
reinforce transformation |
|
This table visually
represents how the 7 Antenarrative
B-Processes, 7 True Storytelling
Principles, and 7 ERP Steps interconnect.
Each ERP Step acts as a bridge
between the B-Process and the True Storytelling
Principle, reinforcing the self-correcting cycle.
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