The Serendipity Mindset: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck, in Cities and Beyond
The State of Cities – #CityConversations with Prof Christian Busch on The Serendipity Mindset: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck, in Cities and Beyond.
#IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invites you to a #WebPolicyTalk series –
The State of Cities – #CityConversations
The Serendipity Mindset:
The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck, in Cities and Beyond
Details of the #WebPolicyTalk:
Date: September 8, 2021
Time: 8:00 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom and Facebook Live
Speaker:
Prof. Christian Busch
Professor, New York University; Author, The Serendipity Mindset
Prof. Dr. Christian Busch, FRSA, is a world-leading expert in the areas of 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.
Discussants:
Mr Sameer Unhale
Joint Commissioner, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra
Dr Binti Singh
Associate Professor, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA), Mumbai
Moderator:
Dr Simi Mehta
CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI, New Delhi
About the #WebPolicyTalk: The Serendipity Mindset: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck, in Cities and Beyond
Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys, human errors, and—yes—even pandemics. But what if we could turn such unpredictability into positive outcomes? Dr. Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unexpected moments can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles, and create new opportunities for innovation and impact. In this talk, Christian will share how we can use uncertainty as a pathway to more purpose and success, for companies and individuals alike. This talk will enable you to:
- Understand the science of serendipity — what it is and how it can be harnessed
- Explore serendipity in the context of COVID-19 and other times of uncertainty
- Learn how serendipity can be used as a tool for innovation and impact in cities and beyond
- Harness concrete practices on how to cultivate serendipity for enhanced meaning and success
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Additional Details
Registration Deadline Time - 12:00 AM
Organizer
IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.
