To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond

To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world—experts in leadership and strategy, senior policy advisors and analysts, professional educators and innovators, storytellers, and military leaders—to explore leadership, national security, and diplomacy through science fiction. Science fiction serves as a powerful metaphor for understanding how we lead, think, and interact. Each chapter draws lessons from classic science fiction examples in ways that are relatable and entertaining. Topics include the burdens of leadership examined through the space battleship Yamato, strategy and experience explored via the Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan, inter-species conflict and social Darwinism, maritime strategy through Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and natural resource depletion as examined in The Expanse. The collection offers thoughtful essays on relevant subjects intended to appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and science fiction fans.