Stories Count

When, where, why, and how do Stories Count?

STORIES COUNT whenever, wherever, and because people need to understand, use, and communicate about questions and answers, issues, and results that involve math, logic, systematic thinking, problem solving. Constantly. Everywhere.

In the 21^st Century, that’s constantly.

In the 21^st Century, that’s everywhere.

In the 21^st Century, the world is dominated by data. And the data always has a meaning. And the meaning always has a story. Logic and complex thinking are are the tools that find the meaning. Narrative is the tool that tells the story.

Data, logic, complex thinking, and effective communication are the hallmarks of today’s and tomorrow’s Information Age. They’re critical factors for effectiveness and success in the 21st Century.

STORIES COUNT in Education

It all starts with how we develop and educate our young people.

• The STORIES COUNT approach helps students and their families learn that math and logic are everywhere in our lives and are understandable and relevant to the things that interest us. A STORIES COUNT program can energize your class or school, inform families how they can support their students at home, or engage families together at Family Math Night.

• STORIES COUNT workshops and professional development programs for educators support teachers as they integrate language arts, math, and logic into lessons that teach quantitative and communications skills across the curriculum.

STORIES COUNT in Business

Every industry and business function relies on specific applications of key mathematical principles and techniques involving calculation, measurement, proportion, equivalence and substitution. Workers with strong mathematical, reasoning, and general quantitative abilities are typically among those who are most highly valued by their companies.

Beyond traditional industry-specific mathematical competences, any workplace today might need math, logic, and the systems of patterns and organization based on quantitative thinking as it undertakes essential and cutting-edge initiatives. Risk management. Statistical process control and quality management. Six Sigma improvements. Project management. Data and trend analysis. Design, construction, and validation of information processing and workflow management systems.

• STORIES COUNT training programs and workshops develop and upgrade the competences of key people throughout your organization, whether you need  to sharpen specific quantitative and interpretive techniques that support specific business functions or to extend the creative, analytic, and critical thinking of key operational and strategic staff.

STORIES COUNT in Organizations and Associations

Organizations and associations have many of the same needs for math and logic that businesses have. Whether the functions are performed by non-profit staff, slated/elected officers, or volunteers, organizations and associations to have resources, budgets, timetables, uncertainty (risk), and decisions managed as carefully and as well as do businesses.

In addition, many organizations and associations promote the advancement and empowerment of populations that may need greater quantitative development in order to thrive.

• STORIES COUNT programs serve the leaders of organizations and associations just as they serve today’s business leaders.

• STORIES COUNT programs and workshops emphasize relevance and communication, and otherwise combat the anxieties, phobias, avoidances, and aversions that interfere with learning and using math, logic, and other quantitative skills. STORIES COUNT programs help everyone realize that math and quantitative skills can be theirs.

STORIES COUNT for Ourselves as Individuals

Today, the quality of our lives as individuals depends on applied math and logic as never before. Whether we’re shopping and buying, saving and investing, evaluating and accepting medical treatment, exploring public issues and evaluating public policy, making critical personal decisions, or just helping our kids with their homework, we’re constantly dealing with data, numbers, and questions about how to process and manage them.

• Public and private STORIES COUNT programs, workshops, and ongoing support available in your community provide tips and techniques that help you manage data, make choices and decisions, and get what you want from your life.

• Custom consulting, coaching, and tutoring services provide intensive individualized support for developing, extended, and applying quantitative abilities.