Stories of serendipitous discovery are well known. We have learned many elegant episodes about serendipity; they are usually told as […]
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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 […]
Unanticipated, Anomalous, Strategic — A Forgotten Vocabulary
Reclaiming Serendipity: From Wild West to Rigorous Pattern It’s time to write again a serious “Respect Serendipity” essay. The ongoing […]
Arthur Koestler: The Champion of Bisociation explaining”The Eight-Minute Epiphany”
Arthur Koestler’s approach for the understanding of creativity and serendipity have had a profound impact on various fields, including psychology, […]