When Writing Becomes a Peregrinaggio My new book, Authentic Serendipity—and Why We Need 21st-Century Jesters, has now been published. Writing […]
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The Missing Layer in AI Strategy: Cognitive Infrastructure
AI Is Becoming a Commodity. Cognitive Infrastructure Is Still Missing. AI is rapidly becoming a commodity. But mainly at the […]
The Diversity Paradox Revisited – How the Book Project Cultivated My Thinking
Why I No Longer Think Facilitation Is Enough A few days ago, while revisiting my old presentation materials, I stumbled […]
The Jester’s Inner Circle: Thinkers Who Help Us See More Clearly — And Two Who Chose Their Own Ending
My exploration of what I now call the Jester’s Inner Circle began with a re-reading of Arthur Koestler’s masterpiece The […]
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 […]
Advance Endorsement of Authentic Serendipity – David Firth
llkka Kakko says some very nice things in his book about our own take on the Corporate Fool concept, which […]
Advance Endorsement of Authentic Serendipity – Torfinn Slåen
Authentic Serendipity by Ilkka Kakko is a remarkable book: intellectually rich, deeply researched, and unexpectedly timely. It brings together wide-ranging […]
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 […]
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 — […]