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The Jester with a Hundred Faces
You may notice that I borrowed the title of this essay from one of my all-time favorite books: Joseph Campbell’s […]
Jerome S. Bruner: “On Knowing – Essays for the Left Hand”, (1962)
Jerome Bruner (1915–2016) was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century — a pioneering thinker who reshaped […]
The Jester Leaves the Sin Bin — And Rewrites the Game
Why modern organisations urgently need new vocabulary when an old archetype is returning For nearly three hundred years the jester […]
In Kairos Time, True Wealth Means Saying “Yes, I Have Time”
“Cover Art Credit: Feng Shui London UK – Exploring Greek Time Concepts in Feng Shui (2024) Welcome back to Serendipity […]
Beyond Interpersonal Serendipity: Kairos as the Art of Timely Encounters
With this newsletter I will question “interpersonal serendipity” — those “X met Y and everything changed” tales — being not […]
Creative Desperation – When Urgent Action is Needed
You can’t fight fire with fire – right? So you may think and it’s a statement which 99 % of […]
The King Without Jesters – Lessons from the Fall of netWork Oasis
Once upon a time, there was an award-winning global reference model for collaborative working environments in Joensuu, Finland — […]
The Abduction of Authentic Serendipity
As this, or any other, complex word grows in usage, it gathers up many new meanings… to the point where […]
Serendipity Management: Lessons from Nobel Laureate Irving Langmuir and G.E. Research
The world is full of mystery — and so are the ways chance events intertwine with our wandering thoughts across […]
The Battle Cry of Jesterhood: “Not All Who Wonder Are Lost”
Is our planet burning—literally.? You might believe so, if you take the content of social media seriously. Referring to these […]
The Whale and the Wind Turbine: A Story of Unlikely Innovation
What does a humpback whale have in common with a wind turbine? More than you might think. This is a […]
