Storytelling for Change

Harness storytelling to create meaningful change for our communities and our planet. Next program starting June 17th — secure your place.

Start Date:
June 17, 2025
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July 22, 2025
Dates:
6 weeks
Format:
Online, 3 hours per week
Cost:
Pillars
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Great ideas change minds. Great stories change the world.

The leaders creating lasting transformation for people and planet understand that real change begins with narrative. They know how to weave stories that don't just inform, but inspire collective action towards a more hopeful future.

Join Greenpeace CEO David Ritter, filmmaker Damon Gameau, Dr. Angus Hervey, Maya Newell and the Unquiet Collective, and Small Giants co-founder Berry Liberman for six weeks of deep exploration into the art and science of storytelling for change.

Through this program, you'll develop the narrative skills that conscious leaders use to create the future we all need.

Our next cohort starts June 17th with limited places remaining — don't miss out!

What you will learn?

Learn from world class storytellers and changemakers

  • Learn how to find your story seed
  • Explore how to structure a narrative arc and story
  • Find and hone your authentic voice as an individual, brand or movement
  • Practice creating and holding space for storytelling
  • Develop active listening skills
  • Grow your confidence as a powerful storyteller
  • Plus have the opportunity to share the story you’ve developed over the course in our community story circle.

Who is this program for?

Storytelling for Change is for anyone interested in how story can create shifts in personal, organisational or cultural contexts.

Whether you're a public speaker, executive, community leader, artist, policy maker, activist, or change professional, you already use stories to influence and inspire. This program will deepen that practice into a transformative force for the change our world needs.

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Course Structure

Storytelling for Change is a six-week transformative journey delivered via intimate online sessions.

The program runs from June 17th - July 22nd

Join us for 3-hour deep dive sessions every Tuesday, 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm for six weeks.

You'll receive a curated pre-reading pack to prepare your mind and heart for the journey ahead, plus follow-up resources to continue growing your storytelling practice long after our time together concludes.

Your Six-Week Journey:

  1. Week 1: Storytelling for Personal Transformation - Discover the stories that have shaped you and learn to tell them with purpose
  2. Week 2: Storytelling for Organisational Change - Craft narratives that move teams, cultures, and systems
  3. Week 3: Impact Storytelling - Master the art of stories that drive real-world action and results
  4. Week 4: Storytelling for Social Change - Learn how the most powerful movements use narrative to create lasting transformation
  5. Week 5: Holding Sacred Space - Develop deep listening skills and create containers for meaningful storytelling
  6. Week 6: Your Story Circle - Share your developed narrative with our community and explore where your storytelling journey leads next
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“I believe the Storytelling for Change workshop is one of the most important experiences anyone working in content development and understanding change can experience. The conversations, content, thinkers and practitioners made for a rich and impactful experience. The course re-awakened my personal sense of radical hope for the ability of diverse voices and new ways of thinking to shape our collective future.”

— Magdalena Lane

Meet your guide

Nathan Scolaro

Past Editor, Dumbo Feather

Nathan will be with you each step along the way as you move through the program. Guiding you with his years of wisdom and deep pull towards helping people find and amplify the stories inside them.

Nathan is a supporting artist for individuals and organisations wanting to tell their story. He was previously the editor of Dumbo Feather magazine for eight years, and now edits the sustainability quarterly, Renew. He enjoys a good ‘deep and meaningful’, as well as shining a light on ideas and work that help bring about a more beautiful world.

Nathan will be with you each step along the way as you move through the program. Guiding you with his years of wisdom and deep pull towards helping people find and amplify the stories inside them.

Nathan is a supporting artist for individuals and organisations wanting to tell their story. He was previously the editor of Dumbo Feather magazine for eight years, and now edits the sustainability quarterly, Renew. He enjoys a good ‘deep and meaningful’, as well as shining a light on ideas and work that help bring about a more beautiful world.

Our Guest Speakers

Angus Hervey

Co- Founder Future Crunch, Founder Fix the News

Angus Hervey
Co- Founder Future Crunch, Founder Fix the News

Angus Hervey is a political economist, journalist, and international speaker, best known as the founder and founding editor of Fix The News, an independent media company dedicated to reporting global stories of progress and positive change. Fix The News publishes a widely read, subscriber-supported newsletter that curates and summarizes victories in areas such as human rights, public health, economic development, conservation, and clean energy, aiming to counterbalance the negativity often found in mainstream new

Berry Liberman

Co-Founder, Small Giants Academy

Berry Liberman
Co-Founder, Small Giants Academy

Berry Liberman is a podcaster and writer who focuses on themes of leadership, storytelling, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolutio and connection.

Berry, whose family office Small Giants has a 100% impact portfolio, is a pioneer in the impact investing landscape globally, across media, the built environment, venture capital, regenerative agriculture, financial services, nature-based climate solutions, biodiversity, and energy systems.

Berry is the Creative Director of Small Giants Academy, a not-for-profit accelerator, education and media initiative with a focus on leadership fora hopeful future. Berry was the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Dumbo Feather Magazine — now The Wisdom & Action Podcast — with an abundant audience of conscious leaders from all sectors.

As a mother to three beautiful children, her work is in service to them and generations to come.

Damon Gameau

Storyteller & Filmmaker: That Sugar Film (2014), 2040 (2019) and Regenerating Australia (2022)

Damon Gameau
Storyteller & Filmmaker: That Sugar Film (2014), 2040 (2019) and Regenerating Australia (2022)

David Ritter

CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific

David Ritter
CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Having nurtured an affection for Greenpeace from childhood, David returned to his native Australia in 2012 to assume the position of CEO at Greenpeace Australia Pacific after five years in a senior campaigns role at Greenpeace in London.

David's responsibilities encompass substantial writing and public speaking, highlighted by his latest publication, "The Coal Truth: The Fight to Stop Adani, Defeat the Big Polluters and Reclaim our Democracy." He holds the honorary position of fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, while also affiliating with the Sydney Environment Institute, Sydney Policy Lab, and Sydney Democracy Network at Sydney University.

Maya Newell & Unquiet Collective

Storytellers & Impact Producers

Maya Newell & Unquiet Collective
Storytellers & Impact Producers

Maya is a director and impact producer. In collaboration with Unquiet Collective Maya directed the acclaimed feature In My Blood It Runs (2019)  about ten-year-old Arrernte/Garrwa boy Dujuan and his community, made in collaboration with those onscreen. The families onscreen led a multi-year impact campaign targeting juvenile justice, education and anti-racism. Previously, she has made short documentaries, and feature documentary Gayby Baby (2015) which screened at festivals internationally, won many awards and sparked a national conversation about the rights of children raised in LGBTIQ families. Her new documentary The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone premiered as a Netflix Original in 2022 with an impact campaign centring Georgie’s goals for change.

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Program Investment

Ready to Begin Your Journey?

This six-week deep dive is an investment in your capacity to create meaningful change.

Program Investment: $1,400 + GST

We offer concession rates for those studying or working with non-profits and B Corporations — see FAQs for more details.

Do you offer concession rates?

‍We offer concession rates to support those who are studying or working for non-profits and B Corporations. Please check out using the concession ticketing option.

Refund policy

‍We do not offer refunds however, if you have purchased a ticket to an event and are no longer able to attend, please email us 2 weeks before the event date and we will be happy to transfer you to another event of equal value.

Do you have accessibility support?

Y‍es! If you require Auslan Interpretation, please contact us at programs@smallgiants.com.au at least 2 weeks prior to the course. We will be very happy to arrange this for you.

Do you offer concession rates?

‍We offer concession rates to support those who are studying or working for non-profits and B Corporations. Please check out using the concession ticketing option.

Refund policy

‍We do not offer refunds however, if you have purchased a ticket to an event and are no longer able to attend, please email us 2 weeks before the event date and we will be happy to transfer you to another event of equal value.

Do you have accessibility support?

Y‍es! If you require Auslan Interpretation, please contact us at programs@smallgiants.com.au at least 2 weeks prior to the course. We will be very happy to arrange this for you.

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If you’re interested in learning more about Storytelling for Change, we’d love to speak with you. Book a call with our team, or sign up to learn more.

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