In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Paradise Syndrome, which aired on October 4, 1968, Star Date 4842.6.

In this episode, Kirk suffers from amnesia while living among natives on an idyllic planet. They treat him as a god until they don’t and try to kill him. Unfortunately, they only succeed in killing his native wife and their unborn child. Meanwhile, the Enterprise has to stop an asteroid from hitting the planet and destroying it. The end of this episode has one of the most humane explorations of what it means to be the Captain of a Starship.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.   How can you create a remarkable compliance experience?

2.     CCO as project sponsor.

3.     Compliance must widen its circle.

Resources

Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein

MissionLogPodcast.com

Memory Alpha

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