The Serendipity Mindset

Good luck isn’t just chance—it can be learned and leveraged—and The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck explains how you can use serendipity to make life better at work, at home—everywhere. My conversation with the Author of The Serendipity Mindset, Christian Busch, discussing the ins and outs of how we can all create more opportune moments in life.

“A wise, exciting, and life-changing book” Arianna Huffington

Guest Bio.

Prof. Dr. Christian Busch is one of the world’s leading experts on innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and cultivating serendipity. He directs the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University, and also teaches at the London School of Economics. Previously, he co-directed the LSE’s Innovation Lab and co-founded the Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators, as well as Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening purpose-driven CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. 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” as well as the Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 thinkers “most likely to shape the future.” Christian’s bestselling book, The Serendipity Mindset (Penguin Random House), has been highlighted as a “wise, exciting, and life-changing book” (Arianna Huffington), and was featured on platforms such as the BBC, Harvard Business Review,  and Forbes.

Connect with Christian here.

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