Associations + Networks

Narrative Mindworks
An international narrative practices association.

Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives (ARDIN)
A community of academics and practitioners concerned with the advancement of all forms of interactive narrative – including narrative video games, interactive documentaries & video, journalistic interactives, artistic installations, XR (VR, AR, MR) pieces and further emerging forms

Narrative + Communications

No Lip Service
A multidisciplinary approach to strategic storytelling, applying narrative theory to communications, modeling + simulation and cognitive science to tell stories that work about what we do.

Tell Ethical Stories
Bridging the study and production of narrative texts, for ethical storytelling in the storytelling boom.

Narrative Medicine

Listening Lab
Penn Medicine
A storytelling initiative created by patients, caregivers, staff, and providers, that embraces the power of listening as a form of care.

The Narrative Practices Lab
Durham University
Examining the way we tell stories about health and illness. Our researchers work with digital stories and explore how storytelling functions as evidence in health research and care.

Narrative + Personal Change

Just Bloom
Narrative-based creativity training.

Literature for Empowerment (LIFE)
University of Verona, Italy + Columbia University, New York, USA.
investigates whether reading fiction can foster a form of individual empowerment, or “eudaimonic empowerment”.

Narrative + Research

Patient Voices
We use reflective digital storytelling to unearth first-person stories that deliver compelling and motivating insight that drive organisational change, growth and success.

Narrative + Social Change

Narrative 4
We equip young people to harness the power of stories to drive change in their communities. Our personal storytelling model sparks deep connection and powerful collective action.

Narrative for Social Justice Initiative (N4SJ)
Dedicated to creating a more just and equitable academic community through research, teaching, and dialogue about social justice using digital tools and public scholarship

Narrative Therapy

Dulwich Centre
An innovative home for narrative therapy, community work, training and publishing.

The Institute of Narrative Therapy
The Institute of Narrative Therapy was established in 2009 with the aim of supporting the teaching and development of Narrative Practice in the United Kingdom and beyond.