This is the first essay of Serendipity Unleashed series which covers the final part of the book – the real […]
Tag: 21st Century Jester
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 […]
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, […]
Why Innovation Can’t Rely on Happy Accidents
1. Why Walpolean Serendipity Fails the Boardroom Test In most organizations, serendipity is still quietly understood as luck, coincidence, or […]
Why the Jester Returns: Postnormal Era and the Rise of the 21st-Century Jester
We continue our pilgrimage into jesterhood Last week I introduced the idea of the Jester with a Hundred Faces — […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 — […]
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 […]
Why trusting to your intuition is seldom really creative – Koestler and Klein agree on this
Gary Klein, a research psychologist renowned for his work in naturalistic decision-making, distinguishes between intuition and insight based on the […]
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 Books Behind Serendipity Unleashed – And So Much More
This image captures a selection of books that have influenced my upcoming book, Serendipity Unleashed – Hidden Wisdom of the […]