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M-T1-PS-07 · Detailed guide · Theme 1

Rotary Storytelling Workshops

Brings project teams and community contributors together in a facilitated story lab that turns evidence and lived experience into usable, consented narratives.

Where this idea came from

Playbook entry
M-T1-PS-07 · Rotary Storytelling Workshops
Theme
Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme PS: Public Storytelling
Source material
Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry
M-T1-PS-07 · Rotary Storytelling Workshops

Why a club might use this

Gives contributors influence over how local work is represented and produces clearer public information without extracting stories from them.

Use it when

  • Rotary project teams, partner communicators, volunteers and community contributors developing stories collaboratively. Use when a project has abundant material but no agreed narrative or audience focus.

Before the club starts

  • A skilled facilitator, observable workshop outcomes and a realistic draft-story target.
  • An approved project evidence pack with known gaps clearly marked.
  • Accessible venue or online arrangements plus a consent and safeguarding plan for participants.

Capacity guide

Likely cost
$
Lead time
2-4 weeks
People
3-5 members

How to put it into practice

Detailed implementation steps for Rotary Storytelling Workshops
StepActionSuggested owner
1Set the workshop question, intended outputs and boundaries between private reflection and publishable material.Workshop Sponsor
2Invite a balanced group and explain that attendance does not grant Rotary publication rights.Participant Liaison
3Facilitate exercises on audience, human perspective, verified evidence, plain language and ethical calls to action.Lead Facilitator
4Develop a small number of draft stories and assign fact, rights, accessibility and partner reviews.Story Lab Editor
5Return drafts to contributors for approval, release only cleared versions and document workshop learning.Publication Coordinator

Controls and safeguards

  • Never compel personal disclosure; provide fictional or project-based practice options and a private way to raise concerns.
  • Treat workshop notes as restricted working material until facts, consent, cultural protocols and third-party rights are cleared.
  • Medium-high — workshops can surface personal or community-sensitive material that is not automatically publishable.

What to measure

  • Participants completing the agreed learning activities

Follow-up: Send participants their outputs and decisions, close any sensitive notes under the retention plan, and offer an optional editorial clinic for approved drafts.

Related playbook entries

  • M-T1-PS-23
  • M-T1-PS-24
  • M-T1-PS-01

Before your club says yes

Does the idea fit?

Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.

Who can say yes?

Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.

Are people protected?

Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.

Can everyone take part?

Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.

Are the facts and permissions right?

Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.

How will we learn?

Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.