Christian Busch
@chrisserendip.bsky.social
Management Prof @USCmarshall & @LSEmarshall. Focus: luck, serendipity, innovation, leadership. Author @PenguinRandomHouse: CONNECT THE DOTS / THE SERENDIPITY MINDSET (https://bit.ly/3Q1tEFO)
Join us for the SMS conference symposium on the strategic role of chance, luck, and serendipity! A panel of inspiring thinkers and doers will explore how organizations can cultivate environments where chance encounters and unexpected connections turn into opportunities.
October 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Join us for the SMS conference symposium on the strategic role of chance, luck, and serendipity! A panel of inspiring thinkers and doers will explore how organizations can cultivate environments where chance encounters and unexpected connections turn into opportunities.
Congratulations to Ranjay Gulati on today’s launch of *How to Be Bold*!
As Adam Grant puts it, it's "an engrossing, evidence-based, and actionable guide to acting in the face of fear": lnkd.in/gECPs7hj
As Adam Grant puts it, it's "an engrossing, evidence-based, and actionable guide to acting in the face of fear": lnkd.in/gECPs7hj
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Congratulations to Ranjay Gulati on today’s launch of *How to Be Bold*!
As Adam Grant puts it, it's "an engrossing, evidence-based, and actionable guide to acting in the face of fear": lnkd.in/gECPs7hj
As Adam Grant puts it, it's "an engrossing, evidence-based, and actionable guide to acting in the face of fear": lnkd.in/gECPs7hj
Is serendipity really serendipitous? Henry Mintzberg just published a wonderfully playful reflection that grew out of our last Academy of Management session on serendipity.
A light, insightful read on how small, unplanned moments can shape organizations and careers: bit.ly/henrymintzbe...
A light, insightful read on how small, unplanned moments can shape organizations and careers: bit.ly/henrymintzbe...
September 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Is serendipity really serendipitous? Henry Mintzberg just published a wonderfully playful reflection that grew out of our last Academy of Management session on serendipity.
A light, insightful read on how small, unplanned moments can shape organizations and careers: bit.ly/henrymintzbe...
A light, insightful read on how small, unplanned moments can shape organizations and careers: bit.ly/henrymintzbe...
What's the role of emotion and energy when it comes to serendipity? Great new paper by Nele Terveen in the Journal of Business Venturing Insights, well worth a read!
Well worth a read! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Well worth a read! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What's the role of emotion and energy when it comes to serendipity? Great new paper by Nele Terveen in the Journal of Business Venturing Insights, well worth a read!
Well worth a read! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Well worth a read! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How do chance, luck, and serendipity really shape strategy?
We’ll explore this question at the upcoming SMS conference in San Francisco.
We’d love for you to join, and to share with anyone else who might be curious about the topic!
We’ll explore this question at the upcoming SMS conference in San Francisco.
We’d love for you to join, and to share with anyone else who might be curious about the topic!
September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How do chance, luck, and serendipity really shape strategy?
We’ll explore this question at the upcoming SMS conference in San Francisco.
We’d love for you to join, and to share with anyone else who might be curious about the topic!
We’ll explore this question at the upcoming SMS conference in San Francisco.
We’d love for you to join, and to share with anyone else who might be curious about the topic!
How do we turn the unexpected into something valuable? Over the past few years, I’ve been part of a growing community exploring this question. I’m thrilled that one outcome—a paper developing a theory of serendipity—has just received the 2024 Best Paper Award from the Journal of Management Studies!
August 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
How do we turn the unexpected into something valuable? Over the past few years, I’ve been part of a growing community exploring this question. I’m thrilled that one outcome—a paper developing a theory of serendipity—has just received the 2024 Best Paper Award from the Journal of Management Studies!
One of the reasons I love academia: working with curious, hardworking students to prepare them for a meaningful (& lucky!) life by “cultivating serendipity.” This year’s MBA students in our USC Career Launchpad (Consulting Track) brought incredible energy, sharp thinking, and great questions.
August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One of the reasons I love academia: working with curious, hardworking students to prepare them for a meaningful (& lucky!) life by “cultivating serendipity.” This year’s MBA students in our USC Career Launchpad (Consulting Track) brought incredible energy, sharp thinking, and great questions.
Do you have a paper idea on chance, luck, or serendipity? We’re excited to invite submissions for our session at the Academy of Management 2025 Annual Meeting; deadline is tomorrow (July 15)!
Saturday, July 26, 14:00–16:00, Bella Center: Auditorium 10
Submit here: shorturl.at/P78Vj
Saturday, July 26, 14:00–16:00, Bella Center: Auditorium 10
Submit here: shorturl.at/P78Vj
July 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Do you have a paper idea on chance, luck, or serendipity? We’re excited to invite submissions for our session at the Academy of Management 2025 Annual Meeting; deadline is tomorrow (July 15)!
Saturday, July 26, 14:00–16:00, Bella Center: Auditorium 10
Submit here: shorturl.at/P78Vj
Saturday, July 26, 14:00–16:00, Bella Center: Auditorium 10
Submit here: shorturl.at/P78Vj
What if the most transformative learning moments aren't planned?
A great new editorial by professor Sigrid Harendza in the GMS Journal for Medical Education explores the role of serendipity in medical education, and offers a powerful reminder for any field: journals.publisso.de/index.php/en...
A great new editorial by professor Sigrid Harendza in the GMS Journal for Medical Education explores the role of serendipity in medical education, and offers a powerful reminder for any field: journals.publisso.de/index.php/en...
June 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What if the most transformative learning moments aren't planned?
A great new editorial by professor Sigrid Harendza in the GMS Journal for Medical Education explores the role of serendipity in medical education, and offers a powerful reminder for any field: journals.publisso.de/index.php/en...
A great new editorial by professor Sigrid Harendza in the GMS Journal for Medical Education explores the role of serendipity in medical education, and offers a powerful reminder for any field: journals.publisso.de/index.php/en...
“If this was the last day of my life, would I rather have dinner with the important customer or with her"? Steve Jobs' beautiful serendipity story (and our related research) featured in INC.: bit.ly/JobsSerendip....
More on our related research: bit.ly/nextbigideaclub
More on our related research: bit.ly/nextbigideaclub
June 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“If this was the last day of my life, would I rather have dinner with the important customer or with her"? Steve Jobs' beautiful serendipity story (and our related research) featured in INC.: bit.ly/JobsSerendip....
More on our related research: bit.ly/nextbigideaclub
More on our related research: bit.ly/nextbigideaclub
Delighted that Dan Wadhwani will be the next Director of USC's Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies! Dan is such a great person to carry the center forward.
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship research and practice in LA and beyond, this is your place! www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/...
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship research and practice in LA and beyond, this is your place! www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/...
June 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Delighted that Dan Wadhwani will be the next Director of USC's Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies! Dan is such a great person to carry the center forward.
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship research and practice in LA and beyond, this is your place! www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/...
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship research and practice in LA and beyond, this is your place! www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/...
Life’s twists aren’t always in our control; but how we respond is.
It was a real pleasure to speak at the recent Learn-A-Thon hosted by PayPal, where we explored how "career luck" can be cultivated.
The idea isn’t to chase some forced notion of “always stay positive.” It’s about rational optimism.
It was a real pleasure to speak at the recent Learn-A-Thon hosted by PayPal, where we explored how "career luck" can be cultivated.
The idea isn’t to chase some forced notion of “always stay positive.” It’s about rational optimism.
June 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Life’s twists aren’t always in our control; but how we respond is.
It was a real pleasure to speak at the recent Learn-A-Thon hosted by PayPal, where we explored how "career luck" can be cultivated.
The idea isn’t to chase some forced notion of “always stay positive.” It’s about rational optimism.
It was a real pleasure to speak at the recent Learn-A-Thon hosted by PayPal, where we explored how "career luck" can be cultivated.
The idea isn’t to chase some forced notion of “always stay positive.” It’s about rational optimism.
A big thank you to the organizers of the Babson Entrepreneurship Conference for an inspiring few days! Beyond learning from so many great conversations, I was grateful for the chance to talk about the 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 special issue on chance, luck & serendipity: bit.ly/smjserendipity
June 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A big thank you to the organizers of the Babson Entrepreneurship Conference for an inspiring few days! Beyond learning from so many great conversations, I was grateful for the chance to talk about the 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 special issue on chance, luck & serendipity: bit.ly/smjserendipity
How can we create "active luck" for impact and innovation? Looking forward to this upcoming NGO Academy talk on The Serendipity Mindset (virtual/open to all). Join us?
🗓️ 21 May 2025 | 🕕 6:00–7:30pm CEST | 💻 Online
🔗 bit.ly/ngoserendipity
🗓️ 21 May 2025 | 🕕 6:00–7:30pm CEST | 💻 Online
🔗 bit.ly/ngoserendipity
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How can we create "active luck" for impact and innovation? Looking forward to this upcoming NGO Academy talk on The Serendipity Mindset (virtual/open to all). Join us?
🗓️ 21 May 2025 | 🕕 6:00–7:30pm CEST | 💻 Online
🔗 bit.ly/ngoserendipity
🗓️ 21 May 2025 | 🕕 6:00–7:30pm CEST | 💻 Online
🔗 bit.ly/ngoserendipity
The updated Serendipity Mindset homepage now includes links to all international editions and translations of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩: theserendipitymindset.com/books/
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The updated Serendipity Mindset homepage now includes links to all international editions and translations of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩: theserendipitymindset.com/books/
“Compound serendipity works like compound interest.” As Gita Wirjawan-Indonesia’s former Minister of Trade and a remarkable lateral thinker- reflected, serendipity often isn’t just about isolated chance moments. It’s about creating systems where opportunity keeps building on itself.
April 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Compound serendipity works like compound interest.” As Gita Wirjawan-Indonesia’s former Minister of Trade and a remarkable lateral thinker- reflected, serendipity often isn’t just about isolated chance moments. It’s about creating systems where opportunity keeps building on itself.
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀: 𝗔𝗼𝗠 𝗣𝗗𝗪 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸 & 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆
Does your research explore themes of luck, serendipity, or chance? We invite you to join our Academy of Management PDW at the 2025 Annual Meeting–and receive constructive feedback on your work! 📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
Does your research explore themes of luck, serendipity, or chance? We invite you to join our Academy of Management PDW at the 2025 Annual Meeting–and receive constructive feedback on your work! 📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
April 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀: 𝗔𝗼𝗠 𝗣𝗗𝗪 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸 & 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆
Does your research explore themes of luck, serendipity, or chance? We invite you to join our Academy of Management PDW at the 2025 Annual Meeting–and receive constructive feedback on your work! 📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
Does your research explore themes of luck, serendipity, or chance? We invite you to join our Academy of Management PDW at the 2025 Annual Meeting–and receive constructive feedback on your work! 📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
Shoutout to Nele Terveen—first author on our new paper on the “serendipity paradox” (with Cheryl Wakslak and myself), which won a Best Paper Award at this year’s Academy of Management annual meeting!
April 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Shoutout to Nele Terveen—first author on our new paper on the “serendipity paradox” (with Cheryl Wakslak and myself), which won a Best Paper Award at this year’s Academy of Management annual meeting!
Does your research explore themes of luck, serendipity, or chance? We invite you to join our Academy of Management PDW on 'Luck, Chance, and Serendipity' at the 2025 Annual Meeting – and receive constructive feedback on your work!
📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
April 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Does your research explore themes of luck, serendipity, or chance? We invite you to join our Academy of Management PDW on 'Luck, Chance, and Serendipity' at the 2025 Annual Meeting – and receive constructive feedback on your work!
📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
📩 Submit here: bit.ly/aom2025pdw
We’re excited to keep the conversation going—please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or ideas.
Full call for papers: bit.ly/smjserendipity
Full call for papers: bit.ly/smjserendipity
March 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We’re excited to keep the conversation going—please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or ideas.
Full call for papers: bit.ly/smjserendipity
Full call for papers: bit.ly/smjserendipity
If you're curious about our upcoming 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 (𝙎𝙈𝙅) special issue on chance, luck, and serendipity, here’s the recording of our recent info session: bit.ly/smjspecialis...
March 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you're curious about our upcoming 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 (𝙎𝙈𝙅) special issue on chance, luck, and serendipity, here’s the recording of our recent info session: bit.ly/smjspecialis...
(1/5): After a few turbulent weeks, it was a breath of fresh air to be part of the Organization Science Winter Conference. On our serendipity panel, we explored how chance encounters and unexpected moments shape organizations. Some key takeaways:
February 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
(1/5): After a few turbulent weeks, it was a breath of fresh air to be part of the Organization Science Winter Conference. On our serendipity panel, we explored how chance encounters and unexpected moments shape organizations. Some key takeaways:
How do surprises—both good and bad—shape our lives in profound ways? And how can we respond? Inspiring discussion with Reinhard Schneider, CEO of Werner & Mertz GmbH (home to iconic brands like Frosch): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxIT.... (In German, but YouTube’s translation feature works well!)
February 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How do surprises—both good and bad—shape our lives in profound ways? And how can we respond? Inspiring discussion with Reinhard Schneider, CEO of Werner & Mertz GmbH (home to iconic brands like Frosch): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxIT.... (In German, but YouTube’s translation feature works well!)
Join us for a lively LSE Marshall Institute discussion with Jessica Pryce-Jones and Stephan Chambers, where we’ll explore how intuition can be sharpened, when to trust it (or not), and how it helps cultivate serendipity: bit.ly/unlockingourintuition (virtual/free/open to all).
January 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Join us for a lively LSE Marshall Institute discussion with Jessica Pryce-Jones and Stephan Chambers, where we’ll explore how intuition can be sharpened, when to trust it (or not), and how it helps cultivate serendipity: bit.ly/unlockingourintuition (virtual/free/open to all).
Join us for this virtual information session for our 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 Special Issue on 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐲.
📝 Learn more and register for the session: bit.ly/aom2024serendipity
📢 Details about the SMJ Call for Papers: bit.ly/SMJCallforPapers
📝 Learn more and register for the session: bit.ly/aom2024serendipity
📢 Details about the SMJ Call for Papers: bit.ly/SMJCallforPapers
January 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Join us for this virtual information session for our 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 Special Issue on 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐲.
📝 Learn more and register for the session: bit.ly/aom2024serendipity
📢 Details about the SMJ Call for Papers: bit.ly/SMJCallforPapers
📝 Learn more and register for the session: bit.ly/aom2024serendipity
📢 Details about the SMJ Call for Papers: bit.ly/SMJCallforPapers