The Shinkansen, Japan’s iconic bullet train, faced a noisy dilemma in the 1980s: as speeds approached 300 km/h, trains exiting […]
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The Forgotten Act: Bruner, Koestler, and the Spacious Origins of Discovery
In 1962, American cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner published a quiet but luminous essay titled The Act of Discovery. Just 20 […]
From Doing Mode to Insight: A Case for the 21st Century Jester
Modern work culture is suffocating under the weight of its own productivity dogma. In a compelling recent HBR article, Megan […]
Commenting Fixed – My Apologies!
Dear readers, It was recently brought to my attention that the commenting feature on this blog wasn’t working properly — […]
Twelve Years Later: From Coincidensity to Conceptual Dilution — Why It’s Time to Reclaim Serendipity
Photo courtesy: Ilkka Kakko. “My six-basket tribute to coincidensity. Filed under: Networking, Not Working. Njet working.” This the final PART […]
Serendipity vs. Survivorship Bias – Stop Glorifying the Lucky Exception
(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survivorship-bias.svgThis file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.) This is Part 2 of my “20 Years […]
20 Years of Respect Serendipity! — And Why We Need It Now More Than Ever
Twenty years ago, I coined a phrase that became the name of my blog, my philosophy, and eventually a guiding […]
Koestler’s secret – How to laugh at the absurd and through the absurd
My interest in Koestler’s work is a bit a mystery even to myself. Somehow already years ago, I felt the […]
“How much can you expect the unexpected before it becomes expected”
Writing a book is really an exciting process! You dedicate your time and energy long term to create something, which […]
Elon Musk – Champion of Bisociation, Part II: Case SpaceX and reusable rockets
Ever wondered how a crazy idea—like landing a rocket like an airplane—becomes reality? Arthur Koestler’s concept of bisociation, from his […]
Elon Musk – Champion of Bisociation, Part I: Case Giga Press
Arthur Koestler’s concept of bisociation, introduced in his 1964 book The Act of Creation (1964), describes the creative process as […]
The Paradox of Simplicity: Why Lao Tzu’s Wisdom Surpasses the ‘Hedonistic, Hollywood-Style Daydreamers’ View of Serendipity
Do you often wonder, why we are nowadays constantly surrounded by a deluge of information, opportunities, and distractions. It’s a […]