We’re creating a new short course on how to develop a responsible business and as part of that we were set a challenge to set a reading list. My first instinct was to share my shortlist on Twitter, and that has helped to expand it greatly!
I’d love to hear your thoughts, if anything is missing or especially which book you think should be top of the list. Please do join the Twitter and send me your suggestions/feedback.
Disclaimer: these books are a mix of books I have read and would recommend, and recommendations from trusted sources. If there’s a book you think shouldn’t be on this list, let me know.
Less is More – Jason Hickel
The Art of Community – Charles Vogl
The Gray Rhino – Michele Wucker
Doughnut Economics – Kate Raworth
Radical Help – Hilary Cottam
This Could Be Our Future – Yancey Strickler
Poor Economics – Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo
Creating Freedom – Raoul Martinez
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership – Jim Detheridge, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp
#futuregen: Lessons from a small country – Jane Davidson
The Good Ancestor – Roman Krznaric
Post Growth: Life After Capitalism – Tim Jackson
The Second Mountain – David Brooks
Owning Our Future – Marjorie Kelly
Not for Bread Alone – Konosuke Matsushita
The New Alpha – Danielle Harlan
Inspired Inc – Lisa MacCallum and Emily Brew
A Better World Inc – Alice Korngold
The Third Pillar – Raghuram Rajan
Gloom to Boom – Dr Andrea Bonime-Blanc
Immigration Matters – Ruth Milkman, Deepak Bhargava & Penny Lewis
Between the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates
Diversity, Inc – Pamela Newkirk
Brand Spirit – Hamish Pringle & Marjorie Thompson
Be More Pirate – Sam Conniff Allende
Let My People Go Surfing – Yvon Chouinard
Reality Is Broken – Jane McGonigal
Reimagining Capitalism – Rebecca Henderson
The Spirit Level – Richard G. Wilkinson & Kate Pickett
What is missing from this list? Get in touch if you have any recommendations and let me know if you read any from this list!