Works Cited & Sources
Every citation across all 18 Champion Lessons, in one place · 2026–2027
Sources by Champion Lesson
| Champion Lesson | Draws on (external sources) |
|---|---|
| 1–12 core (except as noted) |
Original NuStart / INtegrate program content — no external sources. |
| 9 — The Power of Story | Miller, Building a StoryBrand (guide-not-hero frame); Olson & Howell, the ABT narrative (And, But, Therefore); The Behavioural Insights Team, EAST (Easy, Attractive, Social, Timely). |
| 10 — Make the Healthy Choice the Easier Choice | Thaler & Sunstein, Nudge — choice architecture. |
| X5 — Going Deeper With Story | Duarte, Resonate — the sparkline (“what is” / “what could be”); Heath & Heath, Made to Stick — the SUCCESs traits; Zak — the neuroscience of story. |
| X6 — Share It on Social | Per-platform guidance: Social Media Examiner, Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social. Search-first (“social SEO”) guidance: Instagram (Adam Mosseri) and Sprout Social. Audience sizes (share of U.S. adults): Pew Research Center. Give-value principle: Vaynerchuk. Nonprofit storytelling: Campbell. Facebook: Smith. |
| Program philosophy (all lessons) | Thaler & Sunstein, Nudge — the choice-architecture idea behind the INtegrate approach. |
Works cited
- The Behavioural Insights Team. EAST: Four Simple Ways to Apply Behavioural Insights. London: The Behavioural Insights Team, 2014.
- Duarte, Nancy. Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010.
- Heath, Chip, and Dan Heath. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. New York: Random House, 2007.
- Howell, Park. Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Phoenix: Park & Co., 2020.
- Miller, Donald. Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen. New York: HarperCollins Leadership, 2017.
- Olson, Randy. Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. (Origin of the And, But, Therefore — ABT — narrative structure.)
- Olson, Randy, Park Howell, and Mike Strauss. The Narrative Gym for Business: Introduction to the ABT Framework for Persuasive Communication. 2021.
- Thaler, Richard H., and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
- Zak, Paul J. “Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling.” Harvard Business Review, October 28, 2014.
Social media sourcesChampion Lesson X6
- Buffer. Social media marketing resources and best-practice guides. buffer.com/resources. Accessed 2026.
- Campbell, Julia. Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Bold & Bright Media, 2017.
- Hootsuite. Platform best-practice guides and the annual Social Trends report. hootsuite.com. Accessed 2026.
- Mosseri, Adam (Head of Instagram). Public guidance that hashtags do not necessarily increase a post’s reach. instagram.com, 2024–2025.
- Pew Research Center. “Social Media Fact Sheet.” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, 2025. (Share of U.S. adults using each platform.)
- Smith, Mari. The New Relationship Marketing: How to Build a Large, Loyal, Profitable Network Using the Social Web. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2011.
- Stelzner, Michael, and Social Media Examiner. Social Media Marketing Industry Report (annual). socialmediaexaminer.com. Accessed 2026.
- Sprout Social. The Sprout Social Index and platform best-practice guides. sproutsocial.com. Accessed 2026.
- Vaynerchuk, Gary. Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World. New York: HarperBusiness, 2013.
Further reading on storytelling and communicationRecommended for Champions who want to go deeper; not required
- Hall, Kindra. Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business. New York: HarperCollins Leadership, 2019.
Notes
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