NewStories guides individuals, organizations, and communities through transformative “Re-Storying” processes that help people reconnect with what truly matters and create narratives that serve life rather than limiting it. Recognizing that we perceive and change our world through stories—many inherited from family, culture, education, and media—NewStories offers three interconnected approaches: Re-Enliven (reconnecting with what’s alive now and releasing what no longer serves), Re-Patterning (reorganizing around deep values and core principles), and Re-Structuring (creating tools and systems to navigate ongoing change). Their work spans personal transformation, organizational culture change, and community development through their pioneering Principles-Guided CoCreation (PGCC) methodology, which uses participatory processes to help people earn each other’s trust, discover shared values, and formulate new plans for action grounded in deeply held principles. NewStories’ context-specific, co-created approach involves deep listening and flexible roles—sometimes organizing and facilitating directly, other times hosting workshops or supporting community-led initiatives—always beginning with their Core Principles and adapting to meet each situation’s unique needs.
Why this matters: NewStories demonstrates that lasting transformation requires more than changing behaviors or strategies—it requires examining and consciously choosing the narratives through which we interpret reality and make decisions. Their integrated approach recognizing that personal, organizational, and community transformation are interconnected offers practical methodology for the deep cultural change that creating regenerative futures requires, proving that when people clarify their values and align their stories with what they genuinely care about, they naturally begin creating more life-affirming systems.
