Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
A Presenta*on from The Fes*val of NewMR – Main Stage
5 December 2012
Star Wars, Story and Market Research
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Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Star Wars, Story and Market Research
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Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
The Hero’s Life in the Ordinary World
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
The Evil Empire of Technology & Bullet Point Conversations
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
“Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.”
Edward Tufte
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Part 1 – The Call to Adventure and the Mentor
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
What are the category stories and unspoken codes?
Category codes include explora:on, possibili:es, op:ons
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
What are the cultural stories and unspoken assumptions?
Does yellow mean happy, sunny and warm? or … power, wealth and royalty?
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Part 2 – Entering the Special World: Challenges & Temptations
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
The Temptation: The Bullet Point Interview
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
The Challenge: The Revelatory Interview
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Mobile service helps me ‘be in the know’
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Staying
connected and understated
style
Aspiring and progressing to
grown up home life
Being in the know for work
Keeping in touch with family and loved ones whilst working
An:thesis: violent video games
Fear of becoming out of date and obsolete
Stay smart and efficient in work
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Exploring the Ladder of Motivation
ATTRIBUTES Uninterrupted mobile service with clear connec:on
FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCE Always in touch
EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCE Feeling up-‐to-‐date and knowledgeable
CORE PERSONAL VALUE Self fulfilment
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Part 3 – The Hero’s Transformation and Return
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Star Wars and Archetypes R
ebel Rul
er
Hero
Everyman
Explorer Artist Catalyst
Joker
Seducer Idealist
Caregiver
Guru
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Customer goals are different from category codes
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Part 4 – The Hero Shares the Elixir with the Client
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
MIDPOINT
PLOT POINT 1 PLOT POINT 2 TRIGGER CLIMAX
Plotting the Story to be Shared
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
The 5 Elements of STORY
• Star – the main character • Treasure – what the character wants • Obstacle – who or what is getting in the
way? • Right lesson – what the audience should
take away • whY – the call to action
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
The Hero’s Prize
• Knowledge • Discovery • Connection • Transformation • Humanity
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
"The point of a story can penetrate far deeper than the point of any bullet." -‐ LAWRENCE NAULT
"The point of a story can penetrate far deeper than the point of any bullet." -‐ LAWRENCE NAULT
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
May the Story be with You!
Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Thank you
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Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
Q & A
Greg Coops Asian Strategies
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Neil Gains, Tapestry Works, Singapore Festival of NewMR 2012 - Main Stage - Session 2
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