When strategy meets storytelling, magic happens. Professor Donald MacLean, a former physicist turned strategist from the Scottish Highlands, brings a unique perspective on how ancient oral traditions can revolutionise modern leadership. As we prepare to send this insatiably curious academic to the moon, he reveals why organisations fail when they rely on PowerPoint instead of poetry.

MacLean's lunar cinema selection spans from the sublime to the surprising: John Huston's haunting final film "The Dead" - a James Joyce adaptation that moves him to tears every time; Tolkien's epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which shaped his childhood and his understanding of hum ...