Original Slide Shows

The purpose of these  shows is to give you a quick overview of the concepts of Sun Tzu's strategy. These were the original Institute course material, offered with our first edition business books.  You can access by becoming an Institute Member.

The slide shows loosely follow the stanzas in thirteen chapters of The Art of War, but the information (especially in the early chapters) is put into the larger context Sun Tzu's entire system. The slide shows after Chapter 4 tend to follow the lines and stanzas in order, while earlier chapters fill in a lot of missing context.

The purpose of these shows is to give you a quick overview of the concepts of Sun Tzu's strategy. These were the original Institute course material, offered with our first edition business books.

The slide shows loosely follow the stanzas in thirteen chapters of The Art of War, but the information (especially in the early chapters) is put into the larger context Sun Tzu's entire system. The slide shows after Chapter 4 tend to follow the lines and stanzas in order, while earlier chapters fill in a lot of missing context.

List of slide shows that are part of this course:

  • Summary or Review Page Show
  • Chapter 1: Analysis The Key Elements of Sun Tzu: Analysis and Attack
  • Chapter 2: Going to War: The Economics of Action
  • Chapter 3: Planning an Attack: Unity, Strength, and Attack
  • Chapter 4: Positioning: Defense and Positioning
  • Chapter 5: Momentum: Innovation in Competition
  • Chapter 6: Weakness and Strength: Emptiness and Fullness
  • Chapter 7: Armed Conflict: Handling Confrontations
  • Chapter 8: Adaptability: Common Situations
  • Chapter 9: Armed March: New Opportunities
  • Chapter 10: Field Position: Taking a Position
  • Chapter 11: Types of Terrain: Competitive Stages
  • Chapter 12: Attacking With Fire: Direct Attacks on Opponents
  • Chapter 13: Using Spies: The Value of Information
  • The Amazing Secrets slide show: This is the basis for the Amazing Secrets of Sun Tzu book, video, and CD set. This slide show is a PowerPoint show formatted for the web, so it takes longer to load but has very nice features once it has loaded.

Warrior's Rules: 

Competitive Arenas: