An active approach to managing uncertainty and creating positive outcomes in a fast-changing world
"In a fast-changing world, many of the strategies, tools, and mindsets that we grew used to do not work anymore. Our tendency to simply plan and map out the future does not do justice to the complexities and intricacies of many societal and environmental issues. It requires us to develop a mindset that leverages uncertainty and the unknown as a pathway to innovation, impact, and 'smart luck.'
"How can we set ourselves up for this 'smart luck,' to be able to turn the unexpected into positive outcomes, in even the most challenging of contexts? These are some of the questions that The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck aims to answer.
"The following edited excerpt from Chapter 3: The Open Mind, highlights an example of this approach, and how reframing situations via bricolage ('making the best out of what is at hand') can foster hope and (social) innovation."
Book Excerpt: The Serendipity Mindset