ASK: During its 20-year anniversary, the founders of a nonprofit wanted to collect memories from as many participants as possible. In a room with a lot of big personalities, how could everyone’s voice be included? And with more than 50 people, would chaos ensue?

DELIVERY: I led a session that provided a clear container in the form of a fishbowl circle for people to enter the story-making center. The narrator kept shifting, as people added their memories. Not only were people engaged for three hours—no small feat—but a trove of stories surfaced that can be used in the organization’s various future materials.