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Title: Story-Telling1: Old skill new context
Author: Dave Snowden
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First published in 1999, this article explores the use of story telling for different business purposes. This demonstrates a pragmatic approach to the use of the age-old ability of communities to convey complex knowledge through story telling that will provide readers with tools and concepts that can be readily applied in their own organisations.

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