S... happens in life and businesses...

and it should!

Ana Silvaaka @AnaDataGirl

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Common elements?

people

network effects

events

Twitter

one concept

serendipity

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/serendipity-jason-torgerson.html

Serendipity - Jason Torgerson

One of the most popular words in the English

language

One of the hardest to translate

ser.en.dip.i.ty (n)≠ luck or fate

“elevate randomness into an art form”

“Look for something, find something else…”Lawrence Block

serendipity and the web?

on the web, every link & every page of search results can lead to … serendipitous discoveries

http://www.mindmapart.com/stumbleupon-traffic-mind-map-adam-sicinski/

“Serendipity powers the social web. It’s why every website has a “share this” link...”

Derek Powazek

#HashtagsDriveSerendipity

#NetworkDrivesSerendipity

serendipity and business?

serendipity engines for customers

http://sixdegrees.hu/last.fm/images/lastfm_4096_graph_black_labels.png

serendipity & innovation

“it has always been present in discovery”

serendipity & innovation

Post-it notes: a serendipitous

invention?

serendipity & innovation

Connecting people to

people & to ideas

serendipity means socialcreate opportunities for serendipitous conversations

stimulating connections person to person

serendipity means socialdesigning for serendipity

serendipity means socialdesigning for serendipity

serendipity means socialsoftware

enhancing serendipity

discovering internal talent/ expertise/ ideas

stimulating network effects

bridging weak ties

“Connections among people are made based on active collaboration but also by searching for people and ideas and

by serendipity”

Doug Solomon - CTO IDEO

http://www.managementexchange.com/story/tube-ideo-builds-collaboration-system-inspires-through-passion

serendipity and you?

serendipity: it happens!

serendipity: make it happen

“If I had to describe SXSW, or ‘spring break for geeks’ in only one word, it would be ‘serendipitous’.”

Wendy Tan-White

“The highlight of SXSW was the great people you met in those seemingly “accidental moments”.”

Sean Wood

Image credit Luca Sartoni

serendipity: make it happen

gather the right people » diversity

don't dwell on making history » enjoy

keep the agenda loose & social » conversations

establish consistency » frequency

keep it ridiculous » fun!

Scott McDowell

@AnaDataGirlwww.artlifework.com

Embrace change, embrace serendipity