Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Carrie Osgood, creative communications consultant, educator and author, to talk about storytelling and its traditional and alternative forms, highlighting the role of multisensory presentation of information. Being able to tell your story well and connect with your audience is more important than ever, even in the competitive world of business. Where do you start? With a vision, of course! Know how to create your vision through a simple yet effective brain dump and brainstorm. Let go of that perfectionism that is holding you back, and visualize your story, your brand, and your concept to reality.

Know more about Carrie through her books and websites! Use your own voice in telling your story through YourStoryGPS. Look at data at a new artistic way using Data Atlas of the World. Learn how Carrie presented even the most sensitive topics through her work in the United Nations. Reach out to Carrie and let those creative juices flow!

🔊 Click here and tune in to the show now to explore:

• Multisensory communication
• Traditional vs. alternative forms of storytelling
• Categories of alternative storytelling – conceptual storytelling, cross-format of visual and verbal, and comparative storytelling
• Storytelling in the corporate world as a competitive advantage
• Using YourStoryGPS to help people be creative in their own voice
• Vision in branding and strategic communication
• What happens if there’s no vision or it’s unclear?
• Brain dump or brainstorming to help get a person get their vision out
• Letting go of perfectionism for creativity
• Carrie’s creative books and websites
• Work with organizations for United Nations and Earth Institute
• Data Atlas of the World to visualize global data
• Nomination for the Pulitzer Prize with the Associated Press
• Visualizing vs. thinking
• Visualization with all senses
• Carrie’s continued work for exploration, education and inspiration
• A vision of creative stories that bring people together and promotes harmony

About Carrie Osgood:

Carrie Osgood speaks design, sees type, hears copy, pictures data, reads audiences and translates complexity into clarity. 

With a lifetime devoted to continually expanding her narrative design arsenal (reflected in her wide range of published work), Carrie specializes in guiding individuals through their distinctive creative processes, from igniting the sparks of innovation to producing a final result that radiates a confident clarity and successfully resonates with target audiences.

Born and raised in New Mexico, she began her career in Hollywood, professional theater and at Interbrand, one of the world’s largest brand consultancy firms. She went on to spend close to a dozen years as a graphic artist, data journalist, interactive producer, features writer, editorial supervisor and design leader for the Associated Press.

Since launching her business CLO Communications in 2012, she has created content for major international organizations including the United Nations, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, The Guardian and Big Think. She has also provided creative leadership to assorted high-achieving businesses driven to improve people’s lives. 

She teaches part-time in the Design and Visual Arts programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Denver, and also teaches Data Journalism at University of Colorado Boulder.

Her published writing, photography, illustrations and infographics have connected with audiences all around the world, and her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards, including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize.

Connect with Carrie Osgood and CLO-Communications LLC:

Websites: CLO-communications.com | YourStoryGPS.com | DataWorldAtlas.com | CarrieOsgood.com

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YourStoryGPS – supportive learning opportunities designed to help individuals produce compelling creative work with their distinctive voice that successfully resonates with others

Path to the Palace and Escapades in Caves – pair of allegorical picture books for all ages that showcase original photography alongside fictional short stories

Data Atlas of the World – custom-designed collection of infographic world maps

“If you want to sound and feel like everybody else, you’re gonna get lost in the crowd. Those are the resources out there for people to follow the template and do what everybody else is doing. But it’s when you find that magical special sauce of what’s your voice and being creative and innovative but also very specific, and merging the literal facts that you’re talking about but also with that visceral way of communicating that is very intuitive to understand, that’s where the magic happens.” – Carrie Osgood