The Irish Tech News Podcast Connect The Dots: The Art and Science of creating good luck, with author Christian Busch
In this episode, Shane is Joined by Christian Busch, Author of The Serendipity Mind and the recently released Connect The Dots: The Art and Science of creating good luck. Christian starts by explaining his background and how it lead him to where he is now and what the Serendipity Mindset is all about.
Christian goes on to talk about the role technology can have in helping each individual to create their own luck, gives his top bits of advice for someone looking to start creating their own look going forward and finally, he discusses his plans for the future.
About Christian
Prof. Dr. Christian Busch is the bestselling author of Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck – “a wise, exciting, and life-changing book” (Arianna Huffington) that provides “excellent practical guidance for all” (Paul Polman, former CEO, Unilever) – and an internationally known expert in the areas of innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and serendipity. He is the director of the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University (NYU), and also teaches at the London School of Economics (LSE).
He is a co-founder of Leaders on Purpose and the Sandbox Network and a former director of LSE's Innovation Lab. His work has been featured by outlets such as the Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Guardian, Washington Post, and the BBC.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and on the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 thinkers "most likely to shape the future."
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisSerendip
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christianwbusch
Connect the Dots: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Serendipity-Mindset-by-Dr-Christian-Busch-author/9780241402122
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.