Comments on: Learning From Literature https://www.21weeks.com/blog/value-creation/learning-from-literature/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Will https://www.21weeks.com/blog/value-creation/learning-from-literature/#comment-110 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:43:13 +0000 https://www.21weeks.com/?p=24#comment-110 Inspiring. Right on.

]]> By: Tom Butta https://www.21weeks.com/blog/value-creation/learning-from-literature/#comment-109 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:18:06 +0000 https://www.21weeks.com/?p=24#comment-109 Thank you James. Here's another view from another writer, Edward Bernard, who sent this to me in an e-mail. Ed is fine for me to share what he wrote. Ed said, "Tom, I enjoyed this post very much. At the risk of sounding like a literature professor, I might add an example or two (you state that the "real" story in literature is underneath the surface — maybe you could demonstrate that by explaining that Huck Finn is actually about slavery or the symbolic satirical overlay of Gulliver's Travels, two books that even non-English majors undoubtedly know). I also think there's an even stronger connection between getting at the substance of a company or a brand and uncovering what's actually going on with a story or a character — the more we reduce both "stories" to their essence, the stronger the kernel that is revealed. I had never made this connection before, though I use these skills every day. Really nice insight, thanks for sharing it."

]]> By: James https://www.21weeks.com/blog/value-creation/learning-from-literature/#comment-108 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:21:07 +0000 https://www.21weeks.com/?p=24#comment-108 Beautifully written, and true as can be.

As a writer of fiction, I've found business people are hungry for insights that come through the hard work of creating clear and powerful language. Done well, writing improves the quality of thinking. That's one reason I love blogging.

This is a most excellent post.

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