BARLE Principals
The View from the Top: Elevating Strategic Summary to Collective Narrative
The Challenge: Transforming Summaries into Experiences The BARLE network of Lutheran Principals from the Barossa and Riverland had successfully completed a significant period of strategic collaboration. However, a flat summary would have failed to capture the immense impact, challenge, and spirit of their journey. We were asked to elevate their summary to a narrative that unified their past efforts and inspired their future vision.
The Process: Strategic Narrative Design We embraced their self-identified metaphor, the "summit", and used it as the framework for our narrative. We mapped the process of their collaboration: from now town where they first started, to their retreats, and their hikes to the summit. We designed a soundscape and narrative structure that chronologically and emotionally reflected this ascent, from jarring dysfunction to a collective swell of voice.
The Impact: Unifying Leaders with Emotion By converting their strategic growth into a dynamic, unifying story, we gave the principals an emotional touchstone for their success. What would have been a flat report or their work was transformed into a powerful narrative that validated their hard work and captured the intangible impact of their network. The resulting experience served as a clear, shared visualisation of the future, enabling them to move forward from a place of collective resonance and strategic alignment.
Episode 3: the Summit (coming 4/2/26)
