What is Narwhal?
In just a few weeks, COVID-19 has widened the space in which narrative change work may happen.
Narwhal is a group of international strategic comms and narratives experts who are helping to craft new narratives in the wake of COVID-19.
What do you do?
The group works together to explore and action narratives and meta-narratives for systems change. We do this by using complexity-informed approaches in futures, visioning and moral imaginations. We are a group of experts from different disciplines and networks which enables trans-contextual research and collaboration.
Context
In March 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic hit and Unbound Philanthropy and Migration Exchange wanted to support a response, via the coordination of strategic communications UK-wide and globally.
This led to the formation of different groups responding to different parts of the crisis, specifically in the field of narratives, strategic communications and the media’s response. The response had an overarching theme of belonging and integration in relation to refugee and migrant issues, and has since expanded to include these themes and others that are related.
The first conversation was framed inspired by Alice Sachrajda's blog, i.e. that the response will need different narratives at the beginning, middle and end of the crisis. Narwhal explores the end of the story - exploring longer-term narratives in response to morally imagined futures. It is convened by Phoebe Tickell.
Join the crew
If you are interested in joining the closed group sessions, please sign up using this form.
Join us if you:
Are keen to explore existing narratives and metaphors being used to describe the pandemic
Are thinking about the future and wish to do so in a rigorous way informed by moral imaginations
Want to engage in collective sensemaking to develop stories and narratives of COVID-19 that lead to a more just and healthy world
Want an opportunity to connect and re-connect with other narrative makers who want to have an impact on the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic
We welcome experts from the fields of: storytelling, strategic communications, narrative strategy, policy-making, design, media production, film-making, movement building and funding. We are also involving experts from other, trans-contextual fields, with an interest or intersection with the world of narratives and meta-narratives.
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We publish a newsletter every fortnight with articles, videos and narratives curated by our members.
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