MAKING YOUR OWN LUCK - what if being lucky was a skill that you could learn, master and share with others? Dr Christian Busch investigates how we can improve our lives by learning to see opportunities in the unexpected.
EXPERTISE - Busch has interviewed 200+ people and read hundreds of papers about this topic and has the support of Forbes 500 Business Executives.
SOCIAL COVERAGE - the FT first published the essay that inspired this book - 'written with knowledge, creativity, originality and style, promising to break new ground' Jury, Financial Times / McKinsey Bracker Bower Prize.
FOR READERS OF -
Atomic Habits by James Clear (63.7k TCM),
The Organised Mind by Daniel Levitin (85.2k TCM),
Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (290.8k TCM),
Mindset by Carole Dweck (93.2k TCM), and
Originals by Adam Grant (20.9k TCM).
Dr. Christian Busch is an internationally known expert in the areas of innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and serendipity. He is the director of the CGA Global Economy Programme at New York University (NYU), and also teaches at the London School of Economics (LSE). A cofounder of Leaders on Purpose and the Sandbox Network - and a former director of LSE's Innovation Lab - he has worked with senior executives and governments around the world. He is member of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and on the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 thinkers "most likely to shape the future." His work has been featured by outlets such as the Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Guardian, and the BBC.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!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,
Connect the Dots is a wise, exciting and life-changing bookMore 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 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. A
bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and controlHow to create the opportunities for a successful and fulfilling life? Christian Busch shows convincingly that it's more than blind luck in
Connect the Dots, which offers
excellent practical guidance for all The book has
changed my life for the better. During idle moments in which I might previously have second-guessed myself, I am now determined to say something kind, to thank someone, to make a connection
What if being lucky wasn't just chance but a skill you could master? Learn to identify and act on serendipity to lead a more joyful, purposeful, and successful life!
'A wise, exciting and life-changing book' Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive
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Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys, human errors and other mishaps. This is the hidden force that rules our universe: serendipity. But what if we could use such unpredictability to our advantage?
Dr Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unexpected encounters can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles and create new professional opportunities. From couples who met during chance encounters to businesspeople who invented world-changing ideas after a misfire, Dr Busch has studied hundreds of subjects who improved their lives by learning to see opportunities in the unexpected.
Connect the Dots is a revolutionary, well-researched exploration of an essential life skill that we can all develop and master.
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'Busch shows convincingly that it's more than blind luck in Connect the Dots, which offers excellent practical guidance for all' Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-founder of Imagine
'Christian Busch reveals that luck isn't always dumb' Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of When and Drive
'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
*Previously published as The Serendipity Mindset*
