📚 Humanities & Culture
Joseon History Through Films and Dramas
⏱ Training hours2 hours
🏢 FormatOn-site delivery · Customized design
👤 InstructorJohn Kim
✅ Key outcomeFoundational humanities (history) knowledge for business
Joseon History Through Films and Dramas is a 4-hour corporate training course that reinterprets Joseon-era history from a modern perspective to build strategic thinking. In structured sessions led by John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, participants gain core knowledge of Joseon history while strengthening creative thinking and strategy-building skills. Video content keeps learners engaged as they analyze how historical figures made decisions in key events, and it yields insights that apply to today’s business environment. By combining history education with management strategy, the course is well suited to building employees’ broad thinking skills. The curriculum draws on Nanum Consulting’s training work with 50+ major corporations and institutions.
Who is this course for?
Designed for working professionals interested in history, employees looking to broaden their general knowledge, and anyone who prefers learning through storytelling. It is especially well suited to those who want approachable video content rather than a dry history lecture.
What will you learn?
- Building creative thinking to improve strategy-building skills
- Systematically build foundational knowledge of Joseon history
Curriculum
Module 1:
- Founding of Joseon / Jeong Do-jeon (2015)
- Founding of Joseon / Six Flying Dragons (2015)
- Founding of Joseon / Taejong Yi Bang-won (2022)
- King Sejong era / Great King Sejong (2008)
- King Sejong era / Deep Rooted Tree (2011)
- King Sejong era / Singijeon (2008)
- King Munjong, Danjong, and Sejo / The Face Reader (2013)
- King Yeonsangun / The King and the Clown (2005)
- King Yeonsangun / Treacherous (2014)
- King Jungjong era / Dae Jang Geum (2003)
Module 2:
- King Jungjong era / Hwang Jin-yi (2006)
- Imjin War / Jingbirok: A Memoir of War (2015)
- Second Manchu Invasion / War of the Arrows (2011)
- King Sukjong era / Jang Hui-bin (2002)
- Crown Prince Sado / The Throne (2015), Yi San, Wind of the Palace (2007)
- King Jeongjo era / Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
- King Jeongjo era / Portrait of a Beauty (2008)
- Late Joseon / Blades of Blood, Butterfly of Fire (2009)
- Late Joseon / Empress Myeongseong (2001)
- Late Joseon / Gabi (2012)
Expected results / After the course
- Build a grounding in humanities (history), the base of business thinking
- Joseon history cases compared with business cases
- Combining humanities knowledge with business strategy-building skills
On-site training references
Ministry of Foreign AffairsGlobal Game Hub CenterN2BSobaek Ecology Education CenterHi EnglishIlyang PharmaceuticalKumoh National Institute of TechnologyJinsang-myeon, Gwangyangand others
About the instructor
John KimInstructor John Kim, author of “B2B Marketing Design” and CEO of Nanum ConsultingView profile →
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FAQ
Designed for working professionals interested in history, employees looking to broaden their general knowledge, and anyone who prefers learning through storytelling. It is especially well suited to those who want approachable video content rather than a dry history lecture.
Popular historical dramas such as 'Six Flying Dragons' and 'Yi Bang-won' serve as teaching material, making Joseon history engaging to learn. Instead of rote memorization, the course uses video storytelling to bring the founding of Joseon vividly to life.
The program totals 4 hours and can be delivered as one intensive day or split into two sessions. Pricing depends on the number of participants, venue, and schedule, so we provide a customized quote on inquiry.
John Kim is a history specialist who has delivered general-interest history lectures at a wide range of companies and institutions. Drawing on his expertise in history education through popular media, he delivers engaging, practical sessions.
Joseon History Through Films and Dramas
Joseon History Through Films and Dramas is a 4-hour corporate training course that reinterprets Joseon-era history from a modern perspective to build strategic thinking. Led by John Kim, Nanum Consulting.
Training objectives
- Building creative thinking to improve strategy-building skills
- Systematically build foundational knowledge of Joseon history
Expected results
- Build a grounding in humanities (history), the base of business thinking
- Joseon history cases compared with business cases
- Combining humanities knowledge with business strategy-building skills
Curriculum
Module 1Module 1:
- Founding of Joseon / Jeong Do-jeon (2015)
- Founding of Joseon / Six Flying Dragons (2015)
- Founding of Joseon / Taejong Yi Bang-won (2022)
- King Sejong era / Great King Sejong (2008)
- King Sejong era / Deep Rooted Tree (2011)
- King Sejong era / Singijeon (2008)
- King Munjong, Danjong, and Sejo / The Face Reader (2013)
- King Yeonsangun / The King and the Clown (2005)
- King Yeonsangun / Treacherous (2014)
- King Jungjong era / Dae Jang Geum (2003)
Module 2Module 2:
- King Jungjong era / Hwang Jin-yi (2006)
- Imjin War / Jingbirok: A Memoir of War (2015)
- Second Manchu Invasion / War of the Arrows (2011)
- King Sukjong era / Jang Hui-bin (2002)
- Crown Prince Sado / The Throne (2015), Yi San, Wind of the Palace (2007)
- King Jeongjo era / Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
- King Jeongjo era / Portrait of a Beauty (2008)
- Late Joseon / Blades of Blood, Butterfly of Fire (2009)
- Late Joseon / Empress Myeongseong (2001)
- Late Joseon / Gabi (2012)
About the instructor
John Kim, Lead Instructor
10 years in industry · 15 years teaching (3,000+ lectures)
Education
· MBA (advanced major: Marketing), Korea University Graduate School of Business (graduated)
· Sungkyunkwan University Consultant Program (completed)
· Sogang University Graduate School of Business, Short-Term MBA (completed)
· Seoul National University Lifelong Education Instructor Development Program (completed)
· Chung-Ang University, B.A. in English Language and Literature (graduated)
Experience
· Current: CEO, Nanum Consulting
· Formerly at Hyosung Corp., Daeduck Electronics and Shinhan Diamond: overseas assignments and strategic planning (10+ years)
· Current partner instructor, Expert Consulting
· Current: Partner instructor, PSI Consulting
· (Current) Partner instructor, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency and SME Training Institute
Credentials and publications
· Certified consultant
· Certified teacher
· Completed official IDEO Design Thinking training
· B2B Marketing Design (1 Apr 2025)
· The Chinese Diamond Tool Market: Present and Future (co-authored, Korea Tool Association)
· Battles That Changed History and Innovative Weapons (in progress)