One of the most popular pieces of career advice in recent years is also one of the most misleading: increase […]
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The 21st-Century Jester – Definition and Distinctiveness
In contrast to a mere comedian or class clown, a 21st-Century Jester is envisioned as a trusted yet subversive advisor […]
Hard Hands-On Research Is Possible — Even in Serendipity
Last week I spent 45 minutes on a wonderful Google Meet with Susan Hilbolling . Susan, together with Pernille Smith, […]
We Do Not Change Through Inspiration, But Through a Better Story
Information does not drive lasting change We live in a time of endless inspiration. TED talks, podcasts, articles, books, LinkedIn […]
Serendipity Lost —Twenty Years on the Cognitive Pilgrimage from netWork Oasis
Photo courtesy Spaces 1/2009: Peripatos – the Walk & Talk artery of netWork Oasis with its embedded GLOW competence platform […]
Oasis Way of Working – We Crafted It Before We Knew Theory U Existed
This is the first essay of Serendipity Unleashed series which covers the final part of the book – the real […]
Social Physics, Collective Intelligence — and Why the Jester Returns
My book writing process has been a blessing. During the last one and half years I had time to reflect […]
The Workplace Still Speaks Prison Camp
How a Civil War survival rule became everyday business language What death, time, and creativity quietly reveal about how we […]
Dorinda Outram — Four Fools in the Age of Reason: Laughter, Cruelty, and Power in Early Modern Germany
Many books about court jesters resemble catalogues. They present anecdotes, pranks, witty remarks, humiliations, and colorful personalities — valuable material, […]
These are the good days
A short text recently circulated online explaining why winning the lottery does not make us happier for very long. It […]
The Dump King Syndrome – Lessons Learned From netWork Oasis
Koestler as Inspiration netWork Oasis is the project of my life. It always will be. More than twenty years after […]
The Jesters Were There All Along: Three Meanings of Serendipity
(Photo courtesy: AI-generated illustration inspired by Theodore G. Remer’s Serendipity and the Three Princes, based on the Peregrinaggio (1557).) Let […]