CEMS Webinar Series (Episode 13) - Serendipity Mindset

CEMS Webinar Series (Episode 13):  Serendipity Mindset 

Moderatore: Dr. Connson Locke (Professor at LSE) 

Speaker: Dr. Christian Busch (Professor at LSE & NYU)

About the webinar:

Many of us believe that the great turning points and opportunities in our lives happen by chance, that they’re out of our control. Often we think that successful people—and successful companies and organizations—are simply luckier than the rest of us. Good fortune—serendipity—just seems to happen to them.

Is that true? Or are some people better at creating the conditions for coincidences to arise and taking advantage of them when they do? How can we connect the dots of seemingly random events to improve our lives?

Christian Busch explains that serendipity isn’t about luck in the sense of simple randomness. It’s about seeing links that others don’t, combining these observations in unexpected and strategic ways, and learning how to detect the moments when apparently random or unconnected ideas merge to form new opportunities. Busch explores serendipity from a rational and scientific perspective and argues that there are identifiable approaches we can use to foster the conditions to let serendipity grow.

More about Dr. Christian Busch: 

Dr. Christian Busch teaches at New York University (NYU) and the London School of Economics (LSE). At NYU, he directs the Global Economy programme 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. Dr. Busch was a finality in the Financial Times/McKinsey Bracken Bower prize. 

More information about our speaker can be found here. 

Read more about the Serendipity Mindset here. 

NB:  This event is open to the CEMS Community (students, alumni, Corporate Partner representatives, Academics, etc.) along with guests. 

Contact: 

CEMS Alumni Team

Contact email: 

alumni@cems.org