Saylor Unveils Comprehensive Leadership Curriculum Spanning 38 Works

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy Inc., has published a comprehensive leadership curriculum titled 'Upgrade the World.' The curriculum is designed to equip leaders with critical thinking and decision-making skills through an in-depth study of history, economics, institutions, energy, technology, and monetary systems.

The 38-work reading list spans eight themes, with civilizational history receiving the largest time commitment at an estimated 294-359 hours. The program is expected to last between 13-31 months, depending on daily reading time. Saylor emphasized that this curriculum aims to provide leaders with several thousand years of accumulated experience before making decisions capable of affecting millions of people.

The curriculum begins with broad studies of civilization and leadership, featuring works by notable authors such as Will and Ariel Durant, Jared Diamond, John Keegan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Murray Rothbard. Bitcoin is introduced at the culmination of the program, reflecting Saylor's central argument that readers should study the broader systems before evaluating bitcoin's role in society.

Saylor emphasized the importance of critical reading, encouraging participants to compare competing perspectives without treating any author as a final authority. The curriculum ultimately functions as Saylor's proposed foundation for leadership judgment, with Bitcoin appearing only after readers examine the historical, economic, technological, and institutional systems surrounding it.