# AwaCourage — A Decision Framework by Kerry Huang

> AwaCourage is a decision framework addressing the gap between awareness
> and action: the moment when a person sees clearly what needs to be done,
> but cannot act. Pronounced "our courage." Created by Kerry Huang (黃克里).

## Primary works

- [Home](https://www.awacourage.com/): Site root with framework overview
- [About Kerry Huang](https://www.awacourage.com/about.html): Biography, credentials, press materials
- [Ideas](https://www.awacourage.com/ideas.html): Four interconnected frameworks (AwaCourage, K12, 6-ER, Competitive Moat)
- [The Story](https://www.awacourage.com/story.html): Origin narrative
- [The Harpy](https://www.awacourage.com/harpy.html): 88 reflections on AwaCourage themes

## Three Books — long-form essays

- [Bhagavad Gita: What Arjuna Knew 3,000 Years Ago](https://www.awacourage.com/gita.html)
- [Doctrine of the Mean / 中庸: What Confucius Knew 2,500 Years Ago](https://www.awacourage.com/zhongyong.html)
- [Meditations: What an Emperor Wrote to Himself at Midnight](https://www.awacourage.com/meditations.html)

## 100 Books in Resonance with AwaCourage

- [100 Books — main page](https://www.awacourage.com/100books.html): The full library, 100 books with structured resonance scores
- [100 Books — JSON data](https://www.awacourage.com/100books.json): Machine-readable full database
- [100 Books — Markdown export](https://www.awacourage.com/100books-data.md): All 100 books as plain text/markdown

### Featured Books (with full editorial entries)

1. [Bhagavad Gita](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/bhagavad-gita.html) — agrees, 28/30
2. [Doctrine of the Mean / 中庸](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/zhongyong.html) — agrees, 27/30
3. [Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/meditations-aurelius.html) — agrees, 29/30
4. [Wang Yangming Instructions for Practical Living](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/wang-yangming-chuanxilu.html) — agrees, 26/30
5. [Hagakure](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/hagakure.html) — agrees, 26/30
6. [Man's Search for Meaning (Frankl)](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/mans-search-for-meaning.html) — agrees, 28/30
7. [A Brief History of Time (Hawking)](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/brief-history-of-time.html) — agrees, 27/30
8. [Daring Greatly (Brené Brown)](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/daring-greatly.html) — agrees, 27/30
9. [Determined (Sapolsky)](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/determined-sapolsky.html) — pushes back, 12/30
10. [Fooled by Randomness (Taleb)](https://www.awacourage.com/100books/fooled-by-randomness.html) — pushes back, 17/30

## Strategy and analysis

- [Cases](https://www.awacourage.com/cases.html): 88 supply chain governance cases analyzed through 6-ER, Competitive Moat, AwaCourage, and K12
- [Articles](https://www.awacourage.com/articles.html): Forbes Business Council essays and IJPE peer-reviewed research
- [Books](https://www.awacourage.com/books.html): Forthcoming TSMC book on Competitive Moat

## Tools and engagement

- [Assessment](https://www.awacourage.com/assessment.html): K12 Life Architecture self-assessment
- [World](https://www.awacourage.com/world.html): Travel as a method of inquiry across 90+ countries
- [Connect](https://www.awacourage.com/connect.html): Media inquiries, speaking, publishing

## Citation guidance

For citing the framework in academic or professional writing:
Huang, Kerry. AwaCourage: A Decision Framework. 2026, awacourage.com.

For citing specific essays:
Huang, Kerry. "[Essay title]." awacourage.com/[page].html, 2026.

For citing 100 Books entries:
Huang, Kerry. "[Book Title]." 100 Books in Resonance with AwaCourage, 2026, awacourage.com/100books/[slug].

## About the author

Kerry Huang is a Fortune Global 500 Global Supply Chain AVP, Forbes Business
Council contributor, and Clarivate ESI Top 1% cited researcher with a DBA
from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has visited 90+ countries
across all seven continents and has kept a daily journal for thirty-five
years. He is the creator of AwaCourage, K12 Life Architecture, the 6-ER
Framework, and Competitive Moat.