For individuals or families who wish to document their remarkable stories:

We work with you to plan the arc of the story you want to tell, whether it’s your autobiography or the history of your family. An oral historian records your stories over multiple sessions while guiding you through the process.

We use the interviews to create products from a menu of options:

• High-quality edited audio and video recordings

• Professionally edited transcripts

• Customized books from bespoke presses

For the corporation or philanthropy that seeks to document its history and impact:

Most companies don’t do a great job of documenting their history. This is a missed opportunity to foster a shared culture among staff, track what initiatives or strategies were tried before but forgotten, and even shape public perceptions.

The founders of InnerCircle Stories have pioneered a distinctive style of oral history suited to organizations. This approach covers the history alongside questions about why things turned out the way they did at crucial moments in the history of a philanthropy or business.

We assign expert interviewers to engage your leadership and staff in one-on-one and group oral history sessions and use our skilled team of writers and editors to create a range of products that include:

• Candid chronicles of institutional or team history for internal use, such as onboarding.

• Incisive analysis that supplements traditional measurement and evaluation methods helping leaders make informed decisions.

• Public facing histories to give broader audiences an understanding of your institution.

For people in creative industries who want to document their process or explore an idea:

As individuals look for clarity and inspiration in their own lives, this is an opportunity to connect past learnings with future productivity.

Sample products from past projects include:

• Multimedia life history with a musician that inspired several new albums

• Life history interview with an archaeologist that served as proof of concept for a podcast and generated material to design episodes

For people or organizations that want to learn how to create small-scale oral histories themselves or for those who want to improve an ongoing oral history project. We provide:

• Quick-start training on oral history best practices and interview techniques

• Strategic advice on how to plan, implement, and finish your project

• Discrete analysis and review of interviews, interviewer methods, and recommendations for improving quality and outcomes (for ongoing oral histories)