50 Books like Social Entrepreneurship

Do Good Well

by Nina Vasan • 2013

Turn your passion for change into a self-sustaining organization built to last and scale.

4.03

💼 Social Entrepreneurship 🌱 Social Innovation 🧩 Systems Thinking 🏘️ Community Organizing 📏 Impact Measurement

Do Good Well 98%

Turn your passion for change into a self-sustaining organization built to last and scale.

by Nina Vasan 2013

4.03

60 ratings

💼 Social Entrepreneurship 🌱 Social Innovation 🧩 Systems Thinking 🏘️ Community Organizing 📏 Impact Measurement

Getting Beyond Better

by Roger L. Martin • 2015

Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.

3.93

356

🧩 Social Entrepreneurship 💡 Social Innovation 🔁 Systems Change ⚖️ Value Creation Models 📐 Scaling Impact

Getting Beyond Better 97%

Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.

by Roger L. Martin 2015

3.93

356 ratings

🧩 Social Entrepreneurship 💡 Social Innovation 🔁 Systems Change ⚖️ Value Creation Models 📐 Scaling Impact

Lean Impact

by Ann Mei Chang • 2018

Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.

4.02

370

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 📊 Innovation Metrics

Lean Impact 96%

Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.

by Ann Mei Chang 2018

4.02

370 ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🧪 Rapid Experimentation 📊 Innovation Metrics

Cascades

by Greg Satell • 2019

Why revolutions succeed: not a few influencers, but ordinary people in a network built to spread.

3.86

121

🔄 Organizational Change 🌊 Movement Building ✊ Social Movements 🕸️ Network Science 🤝 Coalition Building

Cascades 96%

Why revolutions succeed: not a few influencers, but ordinary people in a network built to spread.

by Greg Satell 2019

3.86

121 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🌊 Movement Building ✊ Social Movements 🕸️ Network Science 🤝 Coalition Building

The Power of Positive Deviance

by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2010

Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.

4.16

354

🏗️ Social Innovation 🔄 Behavior Change 🏘️ Community-Driven Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌍 Global Health

The Power of Positive Deviance 96%

Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.

by Richard Tanner Pascale 2010

4.16

354 ratings

🏗️ Social Innovation 🔄 Behavior Change 🏘️ Community-Driven Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌍 Global Health

The Starfish and the Spider

by Ori Brafman • 2006

Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.

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6k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌐 Decentralized Systems 👥 Distributed Leadership 🔗 Network Effects 🦾 Organizational Resilience

The Starfish and the Spider 96%

Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.

by Ori Brafman 2006

3.83

6k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌐 Decentralized Systems 👥 Distributed Leadership 🔗 Network Effects 🦾 Organizational Resilience

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets

by Steven H. Goldberg • 2009

Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.

3.41

🏢 Nonprofit Management 🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets Summary

Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets 96%

Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.

by Steven H. Goldberg 2009

3.41

22 ratings

🏢 Nonprofit Management 🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 💸 Venture Philanthropy 📊 Impact Measurement 🎯 Prediction Markets

Community

by Peter Block • 2008

Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.

4.06

2k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 🏛️ Civic Engagement 🌱 Asset-Based Thinking 👥 Small Group Facilitation 🕊️ Restorative Practices

Community 96%

Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.

by Peter Block 2008

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🏛️ Civic Engagement 🌱 Asset-Based Thinking 👥 Small Group Facilitation 🕊️ Restorative Practices

Citizens

by Jon Alexander • 2022

Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.

4.04

317

🗳️ Participatory Democracy 🤝 Civic Engagement 👥 Collective Action 🏘️ Community Organizing 📖 Narrative Change

Citizens 95%

Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.

by Jon Alexander 2022

4.04

317 ratings

🗳️ Participatory Democracy 🤝 Civic Engagement 👥 Collective Action 🏘️ Community Organizing 📖 Narrative Change

Transformative Scenario Planning

by Adam Kahane • 2012

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

4.03

134

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Transformative Scenario Planning Summary

Transformative Scenario Planning 95%

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

by Adam Kahane 2012

4.03

134 ratings

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Building Social Business

by Muhammad Yunus • 1997

A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.

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2k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance 🤝 Poverty Alleviation 🏗️ Social Enterprise 📊 Bottom Of The Pyramid

Building Social Business 95%

A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.

by Muhammad Yunus 1997

3.98

2k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance 🤝 Poverty Alleviation 🏗️ Social Enterprise 📊 Bottom Of The Pyramid

Leading from the Emerging Future

by C. Otto Scharmer • 2013

Self-interest drives our economies. The next economy runs on awareness and collective action.

4.28

471

🧠 Systems Thinking 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism ♻️ Circular Economy 🌍 Conscious Capitalism

Leading from the Emerging Future Summary

Leading from the Emerging Future 95%

Self-interest drives our economies. The next economy runs on awareness and collective action.

by C. Otto Scharmer 2013

4.28

471 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism ♻️ Circular Economy 🌍 Conscious Capitalism

The Promise of a Pencil

by Adam Braun • 2014

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

4.12

8k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 95%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

4.12

8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

Change

by Damon Centola • 2021

Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.

4.06

940

🕸️ Network Science 🦠 Social Contagion 💡 Diffusion Of Innovation 🏢 Organizational Change ✊ Social Movements

Change 95%

Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.

by Damon Centola 2021

4.06

940 ratings

🕸️ Network Science 🦠 Social Contagion 💡 Diffusion Of Innovation 🏢 Organizational Change ✊ Social Movements

Birth of the Chaordic Age

by Dee Hock • 2000

VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.

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210

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organization 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 🎯 Purpose Driven

Birth of the Chaordic Age 95%

VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.

by Dee Hock 2000

4.25

210 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organization 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 🎯 Purpose Driven

How Change Happens

by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

3.74

160

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

How Change Happens 95%

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018

3.74

160 ratings

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

New Power

by Jeremy Heimans • 2018

Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.

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2k+

🥊 Power Dynamics 🌐 Network Society ✊ Digital Activism 💡 Contagious Ideas 🤝 Peer Collaboration

New Power 95%

Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.

by Jeremy Heimans 2018

3.81

2k+ ratings

🥊 Power Dynamics 🌐 Network Society ✊ Digital Activism 💡 Contagious Ideas 🤝 Peer Collaboration

Good To Great And The Social Sectors

by Jim Collins • 2001

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

4.05

7k+

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary

Good To Great And The Social Sectors 95%

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.05

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Partnering

by Jean Oelwang • 2022

Lone genius is a myth. The world changes through deep partnerships, rituals, and shared purpose.

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195

🧩 Partnership Dynamics 🤝 Collaborative Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Trust Building ⚡ Conflict Transformation

Partnering 95%

Lone genius is a myth. The world changes through deep partnerships, rituals, and shared purpose.

by Jean Oelwang 2022

3.77

195 ratings

🧩 Partnership Dynamics 🤝 Collaborative Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Trust Building ⚡ Conflict Transformation

Politics Is for Power

by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

4.09

1k+

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Politics Is for Power 95%

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

by Eitan D. Hersh 2020

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Resilience

by Andrew Zolli • 2012

Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.

3.62

777

🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Resilience Science 🧠 Cognitive Diversity 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 🤝 Community Engagement

Resilience 94%

Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.

by Andrew Zolli 2012

3.62

777 ratings

🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Resilience Science 🧠 Cognitive Diversity 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 🤝 Community Engagement

A World of Three Zeros

by Muhammad Yunus • 2017

Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.

3.69

2k+

🏢 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🌍 Climate Economics 🏠 Poverty Alleviation

A World of Three Zeros 94%

Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.

by Muhammad Yunus 2017

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏢 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🌍 Climate Economics 🏠 Poverty Alleviation

Breaking the Zero-Sum Game

by Aldo Boitano de Moras • 2017

Winners need losers: the default leadership script. What happens when inclusive models rewrite it.

4.00

🫂 Inclusive Leadership 🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Shared Leadership 📖 Critical Theory

Breaking the Zero-Sum Game 94%

Winners need losers: the default leadership script. What happens when inclusive models rewrite it.

by Aldo Boitano de Moras 2017

4.00

2 ratings

🫂 Inclusive Leadership 🧩 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Shared Leadership 📖 Critical Theory

Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz

by David Grayson • 2014

Playbook for corporate changemakers: recruit sponsors, build teams, scale pilot to global operation.

3.5

🏢 Intrapreneurship 🌱 Corporate Sustainability 💡 Social Innovation ✊ Employee Activism 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work

Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz Summary

Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz 94%

Playbook for corporate changemakers: recruit sponsors, build teams, scale pilot to global operation.

by David Grayson 2014

3.5

4 ratings

🏢 Intrapreneurship 🌱 Corporate Sustainability 💡 Social Innovation ✊ Employee Activism 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work

Handbook for a Positive Revolution

by Edward de Bono • 1991

A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.

3.23

115

🏛️ Social Change 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 👁️ Perception And Reality 🛠️ Constructive Action 💡 Creative Thinking

Handbook for a Positive Revolution Summary

Handbook for a Positive Revolution 94%

A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.

by Edward de Bono 1991

3.23

115 ratings

🏛️ Social Change 🎯 Personal Effectiveness 👁️ Perception And Reality 🛠️ Constructive Action 💡 Creative Thinking

The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization

by Peter F. Drucker • 1993

Drucker's five questions for detecting organizational drift and the discipline to reverse it.

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1k+

📋 Organizational Assessment 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs ✂️ Strategic Focus

The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization Summary

The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization 94%

Drucker's five questions for detecting organizational drift and the discipline to reverse it.

by Peter F. Drucker 1993

3.94

1k+ ratings

📋 Organizational Assessment 🏛️ Nonprofit Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🎯 Mission-Driven Orgs ✂️ Strategic Focus

Humanocracy

by Gary Hamel • 2020

Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.

4.01

1k+

🧹 Bureaucracy Critique 🔄 Self-Management 🌐 Decentralized Orgs 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

Humanocracy 94%

Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.

by Gary Hamel 2020

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧹 Bureaucracy Critique 🔄 Self-Management 🌐 Decentralized Orgs 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

The Rainforest

by Victor W. Hwang • 2012

Free markets can't build a Silicon Valley. The real secret is engineering trust between strangers.

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🌐 Innovation Ecosystems 🤝 Social Capital 🌱 Business Ecology 🧬 Evolutionary Economics 🌀 Complexity Economics

The Rainforest 94%

Free markets can't build a Silicon Valley. The real secret is engineering trust between strangers.

by Victor W. Hwang 2012

4.07

238 ratings

🌐 Innovation Ecosystems 🤝 Social Capital 🌱 Business Ecology 🧬 Evolutionary Economics 🌀 Complexity Economics

Smart People Should Build Things

by Andrew Yang • 2014

Elite recruiting funnels top grads into finance and law, not startups. The cost, and the fix.

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🧑‍💼 Human Capital 🌱 Startup Ecosystems 🔗 Talent Pipelines 😬 Risk Aversion 🤝 Social Entrepreneurship

Smart People Should Build Things Summary

Smart People Should Build Things 94%

Elite recruiting funnels top grads into finance and law, not startups. The cost, and the fix.

by Andrew Yang 2014

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Capital 🌱 Startup Ecosystems 🔗 Talent Pipelines 😬 Risk Aversion 🤝 Social Entrepreneurship

The Way Out

by Peter T. Coleman • 2021

Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.

3.81

145

🏛️ Conflict Resolution 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌉 Bridge Building 🔗 Social Psychology

The Way Out 94%

Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.

by Peter T. Coleman 2021

3.81

145 ratings

🏛️ Conflict Resolution 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌉 Bridge Building 🔗 Social Psychology

A Bigger Prize

by Margaret Heffernan • 2014

Competition sharpens, we're told. In business, science, and schools, the evidence says it dulls.

3.81

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📎 Collaborative Models 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation ☣️ Toxic Competition ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 💻 Open Source Innovation

A Bigger Prize 94%

Competition sharpens, we're told. In business, science, and schools, the evidence says it dulls.

by Margaret Heffernan 2014

3.81

184 ratings

📎 Collaborative Models 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation ☣️ Toxic Competition ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 💻 Open Source Innovation

Surfing the Edge of Chaos

by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2000

Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.

3.86

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🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Theory 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📚 Learning Organizations 🌱 Emergence

Surfing the Edge of Chaos 94%

Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.

by Richard Tanner Pascale 2000

3.86

136 ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Theory 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📚 Learning Organizations 🌱 Emergence

The Answer to How Is Yes

by Peter Block • 2003

The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.

3.96

649

🎯 Purpose At Work 🏢 Organizational Culture 🐢 Anti-Productivity 📚 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Organizational Development

The Answer to How Is Yes 94%

The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.

by Peter Block 2003

3.96

649 ratings

🎯 Purpose At Work 🏢 Organizational Culture 🐢 Anti-Productivity 📚 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Organizational Development

The Power of Giving Away Power

by Matthew Barzun • 2021

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

3.86

518

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

The Power of Giving Away Power 94%

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

by Matthew Barzun 2021

3.86

518 ratings

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

33 Million People in the Room

by Juliette Powell • 2008

Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.

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109

📱 Social Media Marketing 🔄 Digital Transformation 💎 Brand Authenticity 👥 Community Building 🦠 Viral Marketing

33 Million People in the Room 94%

Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.

by Juliette Powell 2008

3.36

109 ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 🔄 Digital Transformation 💎 Brand Authenticity 👥 Community Building 🦠 Viral Marketing

The Regenerative Business

by Carol Sanford • 2017

Stop optimizing processes; start developing people. A framework for businesses that regenerate.

4.08

145

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌍 Sustainable Business 🌱 Human Potential 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🎓 Learning Organizations

The Regenerative Business 94%

Stop optimizing processes; start developing people. A framework for businesses that regenerate.

by Carol Sanford 2017

4.08

145 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌍 Sustainable Business 🌱 Human Potential 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🎓 Learning Organizations

Design Thinking for the Greater Good

by Jeanne Liedtka • 2017

Innovate without a big R&D budget: borrowing designer methods that work in the public square.

4.00

🧠 Design Thinking 🏛️ Social Sector Innovation 🤲 Human-Centered Design 🔄 Organizational Change 🧪 Prototyping And Testing

Design Thinking for the Greater Good Summary

Design Thinking for the Greater Good 94%

Innovate without a big R&D budget: borrowing designer methods that work in the public square.

by Jeanne Liedtka 2017

4.00

50 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🏛️ Social Sector Innovation 🤲 Human-Centered Design 🔄 Organizational Change 🧪 Prototyping And Testing

Reinventing Organizations

by Frederic Laloux • 2014

Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.

4.21

6k+

🏢 Organizational Design 🤝 Self-Management 🧠 Integral Theory 🔄 Change Management 🌀 Systems Thinking

Reinventing Organizations 94%

Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.

by Frederic Laloux 2014

4.21

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Design 🤝 Self-Management 🧠 Integral Theory 🔄 Change Management 🌀 Systems Thinking

Brain Surfing

by Heather Lefevre • 2015

Marketing's top minds agree: empathy, agility, and culture beat data and planning every time.

4.16

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🎯 Marketing Strategy 🏗️ Brand Building 🔍 Consumer Insights ⚡ Agile Strategy 🌍 Cultural Intelligence

Brain Surfing 94%

Marketing's top minds agree: empathy, agility, and culture beat data and planning every time.

by Heather Lefevre 2015

4.16

233 ratings

🎯 Marketing Strategy 🏗️ Brand Building 🔍 Consumer Insights ⚡ Agile Strategy 🌍 Cultural Intelligence

Trailblazer

by Marc Benioff • 2019

Shareholder primacy is broken. One CEO bet his company on a bigger idea, and it worked.

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2k+

🖥️ Tech Leadership 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism 📢 Corporate Activism 🌐 Open Innovation 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Trailblazer 94%

Shareholder primacy is broken. One CEO bet his company on a bigger idea, and it worked.

by Marc Benioff 2019

3.81

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Tech Leadership 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism 📢 Corporate Activism 🌐 Open Innovation 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Nobody Is Coming to Save You

by Scott Mann • 2024

Human connection is the ultimate strategic asset. A Green Beret's guide to restoring it.

3.83

306

🪖 Special Forces Principles 🤝 Social Capital 🏘️ Community Building 📢 Storytelling For Influence 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Nobody Is Coming to Save You 94%

Human connection is the ultimate strategic asset. A Green Beret's guide to restoring it.

by Scott Mann 2024

3.83

306 ratings

🪖 Special Forces Principles 🤝 Social Capital 🏘️ Community Building 📢 Storytelling For Influence 🧘 Emotional Regulation

The New Relationship Marketing

by Mari Smith • 2011

Building a loyal online community that pays. It starts with soft skills, not another post.

3.82

140

📱 Social Media Marketing 🏘️ Community Building 📝 Content Strategy 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Soft Skills

The New Relationship Marketing 94%

Building a loyal online community that pays. It starts with soft skills, not another post.

by Mari Smith 2011

3.82

140 ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 🏘️ Community Building 📝 Content Strategy 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Soft Skills

Meaningful Work

by Shawn Askinosie • 2017

Profit and purpose were enemies until a chocolate maker learned the rules from a monastery.

3.98

291

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Conscious Capitalism 📞 Finding Your Calling 🧘 Contemplative Leadership 🛠️ Business As Craft

Meaningful Work 94%

Profit and purpose were enemies until a chocolate maker learned the rules from a monastery.

by Shawn Askinosie 2017

3.98

291 ratings

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Conscious Capitalism 📞 Finding Your Calling 🧘 Contemplative Leadership 🛠️ Business As Craft

The Systems Thinker

by Albert Rutherford • 2018

The mental models and feedback tools that crack the problems linear thinking only makes worse.

3.49

356

🧠 Systems Thinking 🧩 Mental Models ⚙️ Systems Dynamics 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🧮 Complex Problem Solving

The Systems Thinker 94%

The mental models and feedback tools that crack the problems linear thinking only makes worse.

by Albert Rutherford 2018

3.49

356 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🧩 Mental Models ⚙️ Systems Dynamics 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🧮 Complex Problem Solving

Startup Communities

by Brad Feld • 2012

Startup communities are built, not copied. The entrepreneur's guide to growing one in your own city.

4.01

2k+

🏙️ Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 🗺️ Regional Development 🕸️ Networked Leadership 🤝 Mentorship Culture 💥 Failure Acceptance

Startup Communities 94%

Startup communities are built, not copied. The entrepreneur's guide to growing one in your own city.

by Brad Feld 2012

4.01

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 🗺️ Regional Development 🕸️ Networked Leadership 🤝 Mentorship Culture 💥 Failure Acceptance

Fanocracy

by David Meerman Scott • 2020

Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.

3.64

356

🏗️ Community Building 🤝 Relationship Marketing 💛 Brand Loyalty ✨ Authentic Branding 💪 Employee Empowerment

Fanocracy 94%

Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.

by David Meerman Scott 2020

3.64

356 ratings

🏗️ Community Building 🤝 Relationship Marketing 💛 Brand Loyalty ✨ Authentic Branding 💪 Employee Empowerment

Join the Club

by Tina Rosenberg • 2011

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

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🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

Join the Club 94%

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

by Tina Rosenberg 2011

3.49

340 ratings

🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

Ben & Jerry's

by Fred Lager • 1994

Two friends bet $12,000 on chunky ice cream and a social mission. Then Pillsbury attacked.

3.87

350

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerrilla Marketing 🏷️ Brand Identity ❤️ Values-Driven Business

Ben & Jerry's 94%

Two friends bet $12,000 on chunky ice cream and a social mission. Then Pillsbury attacked.

by Fred Lager 1994

3.87

350 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerrilla Marketing 🏷️ Brand Identity ❤️ Values-Driven Business

Reinventing Organizations

by Frederic Laloux • 2016

Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.

4.35

1k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Workplace Culture 🤝 Self-Management 🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🧠 Conscious Business

Reinventing Organizations 94%

Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.

by Frederic Laloux 2016

4.35

1k+ ratings

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Superconnector

by Scott Gerber • 2018

Why the best-connected people skip the networking events and what they do instead.

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🤝 Relationship Networking 🏘️ Community Building 🎭 Curated Experiences 🌟 Personal Branding 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

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Why the best-connected people skip the networking events and what they do instead.

by Scott Gerber 2018

3.55

434 ratings

🤝 Relationship Networking 🏘️ Community Building 🎭 Curated Experiences 🌟 Personal Branding 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

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