By last year the time had come for a shift in our ABT training program. We ran Story Circles for 5 years until the pandemic forced us to shift from in-person to online training. Then last year we began getting the signals that people were growing tired of sitting in front of computer screens. THEREFORE … we came up with a new form of training, The DAY BT Program.

In this episode, our first of the year (been a very busy year) we update you on all things ABT, give a detailed description of the DAY BT (which we’re now running with World Bank, National Park Service, Global Health Labs, and others), then bring on recent college graduate Hailey Woodworth who is now working as our “Quantifier,” applying the new simple PCI metrics we’ve developed for analyzing the structure of ABTs for an entire group to assess their progress and guide their further work on the ABT.

Randy Olson
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​
Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

John Roome is a World Bank director who took part in ousr ABT training program last year both at the retreat in Nepal in September then the full ABT Framework course in the fall. As he tells about in this interview, he heard the details on the ABT, asked some tough questions to “kick the tires,” then immediately set to work using it to craft 90 videos that summarize the World Bank work in various Asian countries which you can view here: http://abtframework.com/the-john-roome-world-bank-abts/

Randy Olson 
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda
​Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

A tremendous discussion with defense lawyer and ABT Narrative Gym book coauthor Doug Passon plus his trial lawyering collaborator Patrick Barone, Esq. about their use of “Psychodrama” in preparation for defending their clients.  It’s a great discussion of how they are both using the ABT and Dobzhansky, as well as Doug’s ABT analysis of the iconic Miranda Rights pointing out the (quite possibly intentional) lack of narrative strength in the statement.

Randy Olson
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​
Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Doug Passon
https://www.dougpassonlaw.com/
https://twitter.com/dougpassonlaw
Set For Sentencing Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/set-for-sentencing/id1622272089

Patrick Barone
https://www.baronedefensefirm.com
https://www.michiganpsychodramacenter.com/

Join Navid Ghaffari, M.D. (recent graduate of Harvard Medical School) and me as we tell about our great collaboration on the 7th chapter of the new book, along with the raves of long time ABT team member Julie Claussen.   Turns out Navid already knew the ABT structure long ago, he just didn’t know that he knew — like lots of medical professionals.  Who knew!

Navid Ghaffari
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navidrghaffari/

Julie Claussen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/julielovesfish
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iheartfish/

Randy Olson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABTagenda
Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

We’ve added a new position to the Working Circles element of the ABT Framework course. They’re called Structuralists. Their role is to sit on the periphery of each Working Circle, muted most of the time, listening to make sure the group follows the basic structure for how to run the half hour session. When things jump the track, they jump in. Our first two Structuralists are bulldozer driver (literally) Ayla Fox and carpenter (literally) Devo Brown. In this episode we let you hear a slice of our Monday morning weekly meeting.

Devo Brown 
http://www.devoabrown.com/

Ayla Fox
https://www.instagram.com/ayfx/

Randy Olson
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​
Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

In 1987 Patty Limerick changed “the narrative” of the American West with her landmark book, “Legacy of Conquest,” which painted a different portrait of the frontier from the traditional romantic notions of cowboys riding the range.  My brother Eric was so deeply moved by the book that I suggested he conduct this interview, structured around 5 questions that he supplements with quotes from the book.  It’s a great discussion that explores such ABT-related topics as revisionism, stereotypes, and the basic question of accuracy versus a good story.

Patty Limerick
Blog:  https://www.centerwest.org/about/patty/blog-not-my-first-rodeo

Randy Olson
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda
​Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Christy Brigham of the National Park Service was a guest on one of our first episodes (our special about wildfire in the US West and Australia) and Alison Mims is a veteran of both Story Circles and the ABT Framework Course (which Christy also took).  We talk about the upcoming wild fire season and the challenges of Incident Communications.  Can the ABT help?

Christy Brigham
https://www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/biology/christy-brigham

Alison Mims
https://wfmrda.nwcg.gov/about-us/meet-wfm-rda-staff

Randy Olson
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​
Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Once upon a time Randy Olson and Mark Patterson were officemates at Harvard and spent countless hours trying to make sense of how scientists communicate.  It’s a lotta years later.  One became a superstar ocean engineer, biomechanics expert, and coral reef ecologist, the other ran off to Hollywood.  In this discussion they reminisce about the past, relish in the present, and wonder about the future.

Mark Patterson
https://cos.northeastern.edu/people/mark-patterson/
https://twitter.com/Aquanaut1957

Randy Olson
https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​0
Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com
Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/