Event Curve: Identifying Central Experiences

Christine Erlach () and Michael Müller ()
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Christine Erlach: NARRATA Consult
Michael Müller: Stuttgart Media University

A chapter in Narrative Organizations, 2020, pp 103-107 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The event curve is also known as the “fever chart” in systemic therapy and coaching contexts focusing on biographical work. Using an event curve allows interviewees to decide the direction of the conversation while the interviewer takes a back seat. Prior to the actual interview, the curve determines which topics will be covered. The horizontal axis represents the time from a point t0 to the present, while the vertical axis has positive values at its top (+1 to +5) and negative values at its bottom (−1 to −5). The focus may lie on an interviewee’s entire life, their work biography, or a specific project, and the visualization serves as a facilitator that helps the interviewee more easily remember positive or negative events and experiences.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-61421-1_9

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