Title: Read the piece by Mutaschak[1] yesterday and found myself agreeing with components of the piece but distinctly feeling that some well-crafted books take a more active role in conveying and teaching mental models than simply summarized facts (which can be done well, but is subject to being forgotten).<p>The question, then, is what books effectively introduced a new mental model or perspective?<p>Two recent examples from my own reading, non-fiction and fiction:<p>Loonshots (Bahcall) - model &amp; &quot;rules&quot; for structure of innovation in orgs is introduced, discussed from various perspectives, examples given, summarized in text, repeated.<p>Overstory (Powers) - character stories all reinforce the perspective of an alternative relationship with trees and plants, the giant ecosystem and systems thinking.<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;andymatuschak.org&#x2F;books&#x2F;
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