Kobayashi Maru - References in Other Media

References in Other Media

• Business theory commentators have used the Kobayashi Maru as an example of the need to redefine the foundation upon which a business competes—changing the rules rather than playing within a rigged game—as an example of successful business strategy.
• Randy Pausch, of Last Lecture fame, had the childhood dream of "being Captain Kirk". After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (which proved fatal nearly two years later) he received a signed autographed picture of Kirk with the inscription, "I don't believe in the no-win scenario. My Best, Bill Shatner"
• The Kobayashi Maru has been used by computer security educators to teach students to think like an adversary, that by stepping outside the rules of the game you can redefine the game.
• In Leverage (TV series), former Star Trek actor Wil Wheaton portrays a hacker named "Chaos", also known as Kobayashi Maru.