Big ideas, small ideas, under-the-radar ideas — intriguing stories are everywhere. The best ones provoke thought, emotion, some sort of action or interaction. And they come from listening to people. What questions are we trying to answer? What problems are we trying to solve? What truths do we hope to explore?

Research, interviewing, and crafting a narrative are all part of the creative process, whether I’m developing a $100 million fundraising proposal for a top-ranked university or writing a profile of a student who simply did their homework in an unconventional way.

Here are a few things I’ve made.