The Serendipity Mindset

The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck

The Serendipity Mindset
Dr Christian Busch
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Hardback
h222 x 138mm - 384pg
3 Sep 2020 UK
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9780241402092
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What if luck was a skill that you could master? The Serendipity Mindset reveals how to turn unexpected encounters into good opportunities. The way in which our lives unfold can be the result of an obscure, chaotic element. Blind luck rules whether we are born in a modest or wealthy household, meet a good partner, or end up in our profession of choice. But what if there was a way to create another kind of luck? Dr Christian Busch has spent over a decade exploring the power of smart luck, or serendipity - the phenomenon in which chance interactions turn into positive outcomes. Drawing on social experiments and his own research, he creates a joyful roadmap to reclaiming chaos. Busch narrates memorable stories of incidental inventions and accidental business ventures such as the Post-it note and penicillin, as well as memorable romantic encounters and his journey as a troubled teen turned leading academic. The Serendipity Mindset offers an innovative perspective on how success and happiness come to exist. In six simple steps, itwill open your mind up to how creating and nurturing good opportunities can change your life.
Why is the "serendipity mindset" that Christian Busch describes in these pages so important? To fully leverage the discoverability and connectivity that today' s mobile networked world enables, you must hone your ability to connect the dots of chance encounters and seemingly random information in creative and productive ways. This book can help you do that - highly recommended! * Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of ' Blitzscaling' * Christian Busch shows us that understanding how serendipity works can change the way we work and live. Drawing from both cutting-edge science and real-world examples, The Serendipity Mindset is a wise, exciting and life-changing book * Arianna Huffington, author of ' Thrive' * The serendipity mindset is more than just a way to create exciting opportunities, it' s the foundation for a more optimistic and meaningful life. An important book for a complicated world * Cal Newport, author of ' Digital Minimalism' * In this incisive book, Christian Busch reveals that luck isn' t always dumb. People who can see what others don' t - who are awake to the high probability of the improbable - can achieve and contribute in ways their more blinkered colleagues cannot. The Serendipity Mindset is a bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control * Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive * How to create the opportunities for a successful and fulfilling life? Christian Busch shows convincingly that it' s more than blind luck in The Serendipity Mindset, which offers excellent practical guidance for all * Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-founder of IMAGINE *
Dr. Christian Busch teaches at New York University (NYU) and the London School of Economics (LSE). At NYU, he directs the Global Economy program of the Center for Global Affairs. Previously, he co-directed the LSE' s Innovation and Co-Creation Lab and served as a course leader. He is a co-founder of Sandbox Network, a leading community of young innovators active in over 20 countries, as well as Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening high-impact leaders. He is member of the World Economic Forum' s (WEF) Expert Forum and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and frequently speaks at conferences such as the WEF, TEDx, and Financial Times Sustainability Summit. Dr Busch was a finalist in the FT/McKinsey Bracken Bower prize as well as for the Thinkers 50 ' Distinguished Achievement' Award for his work on serendipity. He holds a PhD and MSc from the LSE. The Serendipity Mindset is his first book.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780241402092
Published: 3 Sep 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Life
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 222mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 384

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