A set of related study questions are available for the readings and viewings in this course.
| SES # | READINGS AND VIEWINGS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Introduction: The Importance of Story | ||
| 1 |
Shaw, Gordon, Robert Brown, et al. "Strategic Stories: How 3M is Rewriting Business Planning." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 3 (1998). Heyward, DuBose. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. Houghton Mifflin Books for Young Readers, 1939. ISBN: 9780395159903. [Preview with Google Books] Gilbreth, Frank B., and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Cheaper by the Dozen. Laurel Leaf, 1984. ISBN: 9780553272505. (selections) | |
| 2 | The Lives of Others. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Color, 137 min. 2006. | |
| 2. Ethics and Authority | ||
| 3 | O'Flaherty, Liam. "Two Lovely Beasts." In Two Lovely Beasts, and Other Stories. The Devin-Adair Company, 1950. | |
| 4 | Mon oncle d'Amérique. Directed by Alain Resnais. Black & White, 125 min. 1980. | |
| 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Directed by Ang Lee. Color, 120 min. 2000. | |
| 6 | Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. Mariner Books, 2005. ISBN: 9780156030359. | |
| 7 | The Queen. Directed by Stephen Frears. Color, 103 min. 2006. | |
| 3. Leading from my Moral Compass | ||
| 8 | Hotel Rwanda. Directed by Terry George. Color, 121 min. 2004. | |
| 9 | Goldstein, Rebecca. "The Legacy of Raizel Kaidish." In Strange Attractors. Penguin Books, 1994. ISBN: 9780140172461. | |
| 10 | The Descendants. Directed by Alexander Payne. Color, 115 min. 2011. | |
| 11 | Carr, Nicholas. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. ISBN: 9780393339758. (excerpt) | |
| 12 | Lerner, Ben. Leaving the Atocha Station. Granta Books, 2013. ISBN: 9781847086914. | |
| 4. Social Enterprise | ||
| 13 |
Ruseabagina, Paul. An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography. Penguin Books, 2007. ISBN: 9780143038603. (selection) Dallaire, Romeo. Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda. Da Capo Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780786714872. (selection) Wilson, E. O. Consilience. Vintage, 1999, pp. 314–5. ISBN: 9780679768678. (selection) | |
| 14 | The Motorcycle Diaries. Directed by Walter Salles. Color and Black & White, 126 min. 2004. | |
| 15 | Citizenfour. Directed by Laura Poitras. Color, 114 min. 2014. | |
| 16 | Bolt, Robert. A Man for All Seasons. Vintage, 1990. ISBN: 9780679728221. | |
| 17 | Shall We Dance?. Directed by Masayuki Suo. Color, 136 min. 1996. | |
| 18 | Antonia's Line. Directed by Marleen Gorris. Color, 102 min. 1995. | |
| 5. Conclusion: Leading Through Story | ||
| 19 | Frayn, Michael. Copenhagen. Methuen Drama, 1998. ISBN: 9780413724908. | |
| 20 | Riding Giants. Directed by Stacy Peralta. Color, 95 min. 2004. | |
| 21 | Slumdog Millionare. Directed by Danny Boyle. Color, 120 min. 2008. | |
| 22 | Ready, D. A. "How Storytelling Builds Next Generation Leaders." MIT Sloan Management Review, July 2002. | |