I found this great article about how storytelling can be more than an author driven work. Instead it can be generative and instructive to modes of design and research processes.
Stories evolve through the design process
During the design process, your use of stories will evolve as the design goes through brainstorming (generative), concept (expressive), and specification (prescriptive) stages. As the design progresses, your stories will too, changing format and adding detail.
from JohnnyHolland.org
