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Learn all about the art and science of Good Luck - Serendipity!

HOW CAN WE USE UNPREDICTABILITY TO OUR ADVANTAGE?

Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys, human errors, and—yes—even pandemics. But what if we could turn such unpredictability into positive outcomes?

Dr. Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unexpected moments can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles, and create new opportunities for innovation and impact. In this talk, Christian will share how we can use uncertainty as a pathway to more purpose and success, for companies and individuals alike.

After joining this session you will:

1) Understand the science of serendipity — what it is and how it can be harnessed

2) Explore serendipity in the context of COVID-19 and other times of uncertainty

3) Learn how serendipity can be used as a tool for innovation and impact

4) Harness concrete practices on how to cultivate serendipity for enhanced meaning and success

About the book

The book The Serendipity Mindset is based on cutting-edge research in the natural and social sciences, as well as hundreds of interviews including with leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, and changemakers from around the world who turned the unexpected into opportunity by seeing and connecting the dots. Anchored in a science-based framework and peppered with inspiring stories and hands-on exercises, it captures how all of us can cultivate serendipity and turn uncertainty into opportunity, joy, and sustained success.

GREAT REVIEWS

Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post, sees the content as a “wise, exciting and life-changing”;

Daniel Pink, NYT bestselling author of When, considers it to be a “bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control”;

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman thinks that the content is to be “highly recommended”, helping us to “connect the dots” in today’s networked world;

Unilever’s former CEO Paul Polman thinks that it “offers excellent practical guidance for all.”

About Christian Busch

Dr. Christian Busch is a world-leading expert on innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and cultivating serendipity. He teaches at New York University (NYU), where he directs the CGA Global Economy Program, as well as at the London School of Economics (LSE). Previously, he co-directed the LSE's Innovation and Co-Creation Lab. Christian is co-founder of Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators; and co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening leading CEOs and empowering them to integrate profit and purpose. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and among Diplomatic Courier’s "Top 99 Influencers", JCI London's "Ten Outstanding Persons of the World", and the Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 management thinkers “most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led.” Christian wrote a bestselling book, The Serendipity Mindset (Penguin Random House) in 2020 .

His work has been published in world-leading journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, and was featured in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Forbes, BBC, among others. He regularly speaks at conferences such as TED/TEDx, World Economic Forum, and Financial Times Sustainability Summit. Christian received his PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Special host

This event will be co-hosted by Tracy Metz. Tracy is a journalist, author and moderator. She writes for NRC Handelsblad and Architectural Record and leads the live talk show Stadsleven on urban issues. She is also director of the John Adams Institute, the independent center for American culture in the Netherlands. Her contribution to the public debate about city and landscape was awarded the Grote Maaskant Prize in 2016.

PIONEERS FOR CHANGE | REIMAGINE Series

This session is part of a series of Pioneers for Change interactive webinars. With (inter)national pioneering speakers such as Roman Krznaric (The Good Ancestor), Jenny Andersson (Regenerative Leadership), Nicky Pouw (Wellbeing Economics) and Rathenau Instituut director Melanie Peters (Uitdagingen Digitale Samenleving)

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