In a room of 500 people, it's likely that someone can help you out if you frame it in a smart way. A lot of work has been done with an organization called sapser africa to rebuild living maps so they are more accessible for those who come from extremely low-income contexts. And i don't think privilege is always just handed, but there is a certain way of a, you know, when you come from an extreme impoverished context, you have to fight for a lot of things.
Dr Christian Busch has spent his career studying chance, serendipity, and how to maximise opportunity. He is director of the Center for Global Affairs' Global Economy Program at New York University and his new book, Connect the Dots, analyses the art and science of creating good luck. He joins journalist Rosamund Urwin to talk about it.
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