The Story Economy Blog

I remember leaving an English class one afternoon, bounding down the concrete stairwell of Northern Kentucky University, and thinking: I am going to do big things. I am going to write things that matter. I have “the thing.” Not arrogance or…

I came of age in the 1980s, and although I wasn’t afraid of big hair, I was quite afraid of computers. Let me rephrase: I was afraid of looking stupid because I didn’t understand computers. One day in fourth grade, Ms. Topmiller told us we were so…

I’ve spent a pretty sizeable chunk of the last week inside a hospital room. My dad fell a few weeks ago (why do Kettelers keep falling?), which led to complications. There were some days of serious crankiness, but he’s doing well now and will…

I just spent two days with the most fantastic people—clients of mine I’m collaborating with on a project. I knew the shell of their story before I met them in person. But I didn’t know about the risk part (not really). You can’t get a sense of…

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture is right here in my hometown of Cincinnati. Union Terminal (home of the Cincinnati Museum Center), completed in the early 1930s, is a curvaceous deco piece of loveliness. (I might be slightly biased…