- The novel In Bed We Cry had early insights into the lives of prosperous working women.
When fiction tries to change the facts on the ground
January 20, 2021 by Daniel AkstFriday, the Thirteenth, a classic 1907 novel by the muckraker and stock manipulator Thomas Lawson, reminds us that telling stories can weaponize resentment.Mutiny amid the bounty
August 14, 2020 by Daniel AkstWhat captains of industry can learn from captains in the great age of sail.How fiction can help us imagine the future
July 27, 2020 by Vikram MansharamaniIn an age of big data, artificial intelligence, and continual forecasting, fiction can help us navigate uncertainty by opening our eyes to a wide range of scenarios.Restoring faith in humanity?
June 12, 2020 by Mike JakemanIn his new book, historian Rutger Bregman argues that people are actually fundamentally good.The business of America, in a nutshell
May 26, 2020 by Daniel AkstIn his new book, American Business History, Walter A. Friedman offers a highly concise history of free enterprise in the United States.The long history of the con
March 10, 2020 by Mike JakemanIn Don’t Fall for It, Ben Carlson delves into the psychology of why some people commit fraud — and why others become victims of it.The most agile day
February 24, 2020 by Leo M. Tilman and General Charles JacobyWhat the Allied invasion of Normandy has to teach us about the power and utility of organizational agility.
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