As the pace of change accelerates around our businesses and the sheer volume of information explodes, we're under incredible pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive, even when we don’t know who they are or where they might be. This uncertainty isn’t a problem, however—it can bring tremendous opportunities, but only if we embrace one of the most...
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As the pace of change accelerates around our businesses and the sheer volume of information explodes, we're under incredible pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive, even when we don’t know who they are or where they might be. This uncertainty isn’t a problem, however—it can bring tremendous opportunities, but only if we embrace one of the most important but unexpected drivers of success in the modern economy: serendipity.
Serendipity isn’t an abstract, magical notion—it can be planned. Though we can’t know exactly when serendipity will strike, we can foster the conditions for it to occur early and often. Luck isn’t lucky—it's learnable. This session will show you how the world’s most admired businesses, such as 3M and Pixar (and Gangplank!), have applied the essential skills of serendipity to guarantee success in their businesses, over and over again.
-- Lane Becker and Thor Muller, New York Times bestselling authors of "Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business." More info at <
http://getluckythebook.com/ >.