Center For Story-Based Strategy

Center for Story-based Strategy is a national organization offering training and consulting to harness the power of narrative for social change. Formerly, SmartMeme Inc, we offer social justice networks, alliances and organizations the analysis, training and strategic support to win the battle of ideas. Since 2002, we've trained over change-agents to be transformative storytellers. Through partnerships and direct-support services, we've collaborated with over 300 organizations to win critical campaigns. Center for Story-based Strategy is a movement-building organization, part of a grassroots cultural uprising of people power demanding change. Together we are moving towards a solidarity economy and a healthy planet. Our work together will liberate future generations from racism and oppressions. We believe that fundamental social change is not only possible, but deeply necessary. Deep changes are needed to address the ecological crisis, social injustice, oppression and war. Grassroots organizing makes long-term change when it targets the root causes. We believe the root cause of today's crisis is unjust institutions and systems of power. CSS is targeting narratives of power, and changing the story. Story-based strategy links movement building with an analysis of narrative power and places storytelling at the center of social change.