Author: Tricia Cleland Silva

Tricia Cleland Silva and Paulo de Tarso Fonseca Silva are a multicultural family who live and work in Helsinki, Finland. Tricia holds a Ph D in Management and Organisation from Hanken School of Economics, and Paulo holds a Masters in Adult Education from the Center for Research on Activity, Development and Learning (CRADLE), University of Helsinki. The authors are Story Mediators who work with their method of Collaborative Story Craft. Their method is used in their practices through their consultancy business Metaphora International, their teaching and research within universities and other communities of practice. The theory of Collaborative Storytelling is a deeper reflection of their work, and it embodies their values and beliefs as a couple, parents, and members of many social worlds.