Hero? Who is the hero of this story?

Hello friend, thank you for joining me today. You might have gotten a chance to read my paper that introduces the Heroes Journey Model and the Hero Centered Design Model, or maybe you didn't and you are interested in learning a little more. Either way, welcome.

The Hero in the models is not your favorite superhero or hero from your life. It isn't even you that I am talking about. It is the members or clients in your organization or business.

So if I am in a club, say of hikers, the organization isn't the hero, but the hikers are the heroes. The members of a church would be considered heroes. The students in a martial arts dojo, yoga studio, or school. These are the people that you are inviting into the story of your club or organization.

We like to think of ourselves as the center of our stories. When a group can entice us with a good story where we can grow and contribute, we are drawn to that group. For me, one of those groups was the Society for Creative Anachronism. You could call it a Medieval Club, history group or even a LARP group, but none of those names give you a real idea of what the SCA is really about. The SCA allows you to create yourself as a new hero, different than your everyday life. Something bigger and nobler. Here is a little taste of the story that the SCA is inviting new members into.

So who are the heroes in your organization? What do they look like before they join? Do your members have things in common? Are you keeping track of your heroes and their journey in your organization? This is a great place to start by figuring out who your heroes even are. I hope this helps a little.