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Category: Serendipitor's Blog
Serendipity Unleashed: How 21st Century Jesters Help Us Benefit from the Unexpected—Again and Again
Introduction When you hear the word serendipity, what comes to mind? Most of us picture a single lucky accident—a scientist […]
The Facebook Justice Gone Wrong: My Case
On Thursday 23rd January 2025 , I found myself caught in what I can only describe as a Kafkaesque scenario […]
Epilogue from a book: Pek van Andel & Danièle Bourcier “C’est quoi la sérendipité ? 80 découvertes dues au hasard qui ont bouleversé le cours de l’histoire”
At the end of this journey, through stories drawn from such diverse realms, serendipity emerges as a thread of communication […]
Arthur Koestler: The Champion of Bisociation and the true 20th Century Jester
Introduction to Koestler Arthur Koestler (1905–1983) was a Hungarian-British author and intellectual whose exploration of creativity and the concept of […]
Serendipitor’s Journey
Welcome to Serendipitor’s Journey This blog is a reflection on my long-standing fascination with serendipity—the art of unexpected discoveries—and its […]
Jesterday – a magical moment when past, present and future merge
”Jesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away…. ” the beautiful song of Beatles is forever reframed in my mind. […]
Why do we treat our time as currency?
“Time is now currency: It is not passed but spent,” wrote historian E. P. Thompson. I think this is so […]
Antifragile lifestyle – the art of making the right mistakes
I have been inspired by re-reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book ” Antifragility – Things That Gain from Disorder”. Taleb is a […]
How to elevate your platform thinking – the role of competence platforms and Devil’s Advocates in harnessing serendipity
Platform thinking is gaining momentum and for a good reason. It has disrupted many industries already and it will re-shape […]
Postnormal Era – when serendipity overtakes zemblanity
Do you want to live either in Novaya Zemlya, the most northern, rocky, barren, icebound, cold, and deserted island of […]
Metropolitan buzz vs. solitude – a balancing act for harnessing serendipity
While the first real Autumn storm is wiping through the landscape here in Eastern Finland, bending the pines in our […]