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Storytelling, Psychology & Messaging
How do complex companies build one truthful story that people understand, remember and act on, across different audiences and decisions?
People act on what they understand, remember and trust. This subject covers how a complex company builds one truthful story and uses it across investors, buyers, partners and employees. It starts with the six stories of the Story System, Origin, Purpose, Vision, Customer, Product and Impact, and how each does a different job. It then looks at why climate messaging often fails, what the research on narrative and the brain supports, and why sustainability claims rarely carry a sale alone.
Several pieces deal with the space between technology and product, and with keeping one position steady in rooms that want different things. The standard throughout is evidence. A story can make a true case easier to follow. It cannot stand in for proof, and the pieces here show where that line sits.
Start with the six stories, then read why climate messaging fails and what the neuroscience of storytelling supports.
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Business Storytelling for Climate Companies: The Six Stories That Build Belief
Why Climate Messaging Fails and What Story, Psychology and Neuroscience Actually Tell Us
The Neuroscience of Storytelling and What the Evidence Actually Supports
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How One Positioning Survives Different Rooms
What 94 Founders Teach Us About Origin Stories
How to Build a Story System Across Investors, Buyers, Partners and Employees
Technology vs Product: What B2B Climate and Biotech Buyers Need to Understand First
AI Made Content Cheap. Judgement Is the Moat
Why Sustainability Messaging Does Not Sell and What Buyers Need Instead
Evidence-Based Storytelling: How to Make a Stronger Case Without Overclaiming
How to Write an Origin Story for a Climate or Science-Led Company
Climate Tech Messaging Works Better When Mission Leads to Product Proof
Related workUnibio case study
Origin StoriesConversations with 94 founders on how their companies began.
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