One of the greatest powers we can have as an individual, organization or community is the ability to create our own narrative and story with skill, art and intentionality. StoryMind Inc. is a company as much as it is a way of seeing the world. We understand and believe in the power of narrative to create shared meaning, wake-up minds and activate change.Here we offer new collaborative spaces in the form of laboratories and private workspaces. We invite you to experiment new… Show more One of the greatest powers we can have as an individual, organization or community is the ability to create our own narrative and story with skill, art and intentionality. StoryMind Inc. is a company as much as it is a way of seeing the world. We understand and believe in the power of narrative to create shared meaning, wake-up minds and activate change.Here we offer new collaborative spaces in the form of laboratories and private workspaces. We invite you to experiment new frames for thinking, learning and creating narrative, using the tools and pathways of The Storyboard Method®. The team at StoryMind Inc. helps organizations reach high-stake goals. Here are a few recent examples: - making a strategy-transformation plan inclusive and understood throughout all levels of an organization; - re-writing the story of a service to fit with a changing world;- shaping a new company narrative from the inside with input from all the people in the team;- introducing original calls to action in key stakeholder conversations and citizen communities; and - activating empathy in a community to help people see and appreciate the reality of others.We help individuals and teams transform their ideas into compelling, living stories that connect with the lives and minds of the people around them. Show less

Focus, organize, visualize and connect. These are the 4 steps that will revolutionize your communication.And these are the 4 steps of The Storyboard Method (TSM), a pathway that teaches you how to shape the information you want to communicate into a perfect story for every different audience. 

TSM is a step-by-step process for constructing a narrative or strategic communication from beginning to end. The method provides the framework and spaces for thinking, creating and making… Show more Focus, organize, visualize and connect. These are the 4 steps that will revolutionize your communication.And these are the 4 steps of The Storyboard Method (TSM), a pathway that teaches you how to shape the information you want to communicate into a perfect story for every different audience. 

TSM is a step-by-step process for constructing a narrative or strategic communication from beginning to end. The method provides the framework and spaces for thinking, creating and making decisions. What you bring to the process is your particular knowledge, experience and objectives.What keeps you moving and allows you to accomplish small goals along the way are the tools. The Storyboard Method introduces you to 10 new ones.

Tools 1 to 4 are focusing tools; they guide your attention, enabling you to work with creativity and clarity. 5 and 6 are organizing tools; they coordinate, arrange and give harmony to your ideas. 7 and 8 are visualizing tools; they transform your words into pictures, pleasing to the eye. 9 and 10 are design and connecting tools; they launch your creation and give it life.

The Storyboard Method will help you evolve your capacity to communicate clearly and powerfully. 

You can learn to use TSM by following the guide the book (published in Spanish and Chinese), or in a facilitated lab that our team can offer to your team at StoryMind Inc.
 In English, Spanish, Catalan and French. Show less

This is a book for people who want to revolutionize the way they communicate ideas.It is a book for change-makers and non-conformists. It is for people who want to master the power of the verbal and the visual. For people who need to make complex subjects easier to understand. For professionals who want their information to resonate with others.Transforming information into a vibrant narrative can be learned. When you begin to explore the method, you will discover a set of 10… Show more This is a book for people who want to revolutionize the way they communicate ideas.It is a book for change-makers and non-conformists. It is for people who want to master the power of the verbal and the visual. For people who need to make complex subjects easier to understand. For professionals who want their information to resonate with others.Transforming information into a vibrant narrative can be learned. When you begin to explore the method, you will discover a set of 10 new tools that will prompt you to ask yourself new questions, inspire your best thinking, and activate all of your senses.One of the greatest powers a person can have is the ability to construct his or her own stories — stories that connect to people. The reason this book exists is to give you that power.There are three ways to read this book:
1- Read the whole book as a story, from beginning to end.2- Go to the yellow section and use it as a manual to build any type of communication, story or narrative you need.3- Read the comics and ignore everything else. Show less

Because things change, we must make new decisions based on sharpened goals, emerging technologies, audience and resources. The same story or narrative should never be expected to work effectively throughout the passage of time. We must learn how to see, act and speak differently if we want to grow. This is why I created the process of "Strategic Mapping".My mission was to ensure that a business or project clearly defines its essence.I helped shift projects to new ground and set… Show more Because things change, we must make new decisions based on sharpened goals, emerging technologies, audience and resources. The same story or narrative should never be expected to work effectively throughout the passage of time. We must learn how to see, act and speak differently if we want to grow. This is why I created the process of "Strategic Mapping".My mission was to ensure that a business or project clearly defines its essence.I helped shift projects to new ground and set them on a moving course with new strength, renewed vision and unique, clear language, connecting them to future clients––across platforms, across cultures, across geographies. Show less

Design and teaching of university courses:"Entrepreneurship as Problem-Solving"​ Analysis and new understanding of the history and impact of entrepreneurship, Step by step construction of a business in small teams with the objective of learning a solid method of building a successful organization that solves a clearly identified problem, Develop and practice pitch and storytelling skills to connect to targeted publics

Collaboration with the Alumni Program of the University of Barcelona.Conferences and workshops given to alumni, students and aspiring entrepreneurs that include:- The most common mistakes to avoid when creating your communication- Your strategic map: 4 key ideas for a project strategy in times of change- The richness of failure -Language and the stories our bodies tell

Co-creation and development of a national project for the social arm of MAC Cosmetics, featuring 20 women living with HIV in Spain telling their life stories from childhood to present day.The intention of the project was to help people understand HIV-AIDS in a new way using the real stories of people living with HIV to bridge the artificial gap created by years of misinformation and stereotyping — rupturing the old frame to construct a new, more human and vibrant one.-… Show more Co-creation and development of a national project for the social arm of MAC Cosmetics, featuring 20 women living with HIV in Spain telling their life stories from childhood to present day.The intention of the project was to help people understand HIV-AIDS in a new way using the real stories of people living with HIV to bridge the artificial gap created by years of misinformation and stereotyping — rupturing the old frame to construct a new, more human and vibrant one.- Coordination of research, narrative strategy and audio-visual content team.- Co-editor of the book and DVD published in 2009 "Healing through our stories: Women constructing historical memory of HIV".- Field photographer, field recorder and artistic producer of audiovisual narrative "Composition of twenty reflections". Show less

Task Force composed of key actors from the health and policy spheres throughout the United States invited by the Mayor of Washington DC to form a think tank on the crisis of high HIV prevalence in this city. The objective was to problem-solve directly with the Mayor and his staff to help strategize, shape and craft efficient policies and action plans to shift and slow down the epidemic.

Logistical and strategic repositioning of historic social advocacy and lobby organization with national membership.Development of policy and lobby framework for financing key legislation for public health services and medical treatment for vulnerable populations.Author of policy analysis, white papers for members of Congress, policy briefs and articles for online publication.Communication liaison with board of directors, the national membership, members of Congress and… Show more Logistical and strategic repositioning of historic social advocacy and lobby organization with national membership.Development of policy and lobby framework for financing key legislation for public health services and medical treatment for vulnerable populations.Author of policy analysis, white papers for members of Congress, policy briefs and articles for online publication.Communication liaison with board of directors, the national membership, members of Congress and the Presidential Council on HIV.Internal planning and coordination with a twelve people interdisciplinary team comprised of political, lobby and communication experts.Coordination of web-based communication and press releases.Public speaker and facilitator at intra-organizational events, national conferences and government meetings. Show less

Collaboration with US government department that oversees health services to help implement legislation that funded strategies to bring hard-to-reach populations of HIV positive people into regular health care services. Design of innovative research concept and framework to identify and document local social-health interventions already in practice around the U.S.A and make the models known and replicable for other service providers.The research results were shaped into a book… Show more Collaboration with US government department that oversees health services to help implement legislation that funded strategies to bring hard-to-reach populations of HIV positive people into regular health care services. Design of innovative research concept and framework to identify and document local social-health interventions already in practice around the U.S.A and make the models known and replicable for other service providers.The research results were shaped into a book and national training circuit funded by HRSA at AIDS Action Council.Author of the final award-winning publication, "Connecting to Care", based on research findings, English and Spanish versions.Design and facilitation of national training circuit for government leaders and health professionals in leadership positions using research outcomes of "Connecting to Care". Show less

Developed conceptual and strategic blueprint for new global Skills Building Program for International AIDS Conference. This blueprint has now been incorporated as part of the permanent conference structure -- a global conference held every two years.Bridged partnerships among scientists, government, activists, artists, business, civic associations and vulnerable populations to exchange knowledge within the framework of the conference.Organization of transcultural communication… Show more Developed conceptual and strategic blueprint for new global Skills Building Program for International AIDS Conference. This blueprint has now been incorporated as part of the permanent conference structure -- a global conference held every two years.Bridged partnerships among scientists, government, activists, artists, business, civic associations and vulnerable populations to exchange knowledge within the framework of the conference.Organization of transcultural communication channels and programming of 72 workshops for 3,000 program participants within total of 17,000 conference attendees.Supervision of on-site construction, budget management and team training of 40 volunteers Show less

Creation, development, implementation and growth of the first program of health, support and treatment education services for HIV positive women in Spain.Staff training and team development in counseling, treatment and health education, and support group facilitation.Supervision of funding and reporting mechanisms and implementation of program model for different regions in Spain and southern Europe.Author of action-plans and strategy proposals delivered before Catalan… Show more Creation, development, implementation and growth of the first program of health, support and treatment education services for HIV positive women in Spain.Staff training and team development in counseling, treatment and health education, and support group facilitation.Supervision of funding and reporting mechanisms and implementation of program model for different regions in Spain and southern Europe.Author of action-plans and strategy proposals delivered before Catalan and European parliamentary committees, and United Nations-World Health Organization committees. Show less