How storytelling supports the design process
“Stories generate questions and questions expand the breadth and depth of stories, leading to lots of innovative thoughts and ideas. Storytelling becomes an important tool for feedback, which is the basis of the iterative process of prototyping that lead to solutions. Stories and prototypes are intertwined, explaining and repositioning experiences through a multitude of potential interpretations, which allow researchers to test new solutions before committing exclusively to a particular policy, program, or service.”
Article: Design Thinking and Storytelling