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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1: Prepare for the Unpreparable
Luck Is a Four-Letter Word
Stickier Than It Looks
Good Luck Is Hard Work
Science Gets Lucky
Spinning a Rattleback in Rotterdam
Serendipity at Work
Bringing Lucky Back
Skill 1: Motion
Skill 2: Preparation
Skill 3: Divergence
Skill 4: Commitment
Skill 5: Activation
Skill 6: Connection
Skill 7: Permeability
Skill 8: Attraction
Caught in a Double Bind
Chapter 2: Skill: Motion
Creative Collisions
Let's Get Moving
Motion by Design
Risk and Reward
Chapter 3: Skill: Preparation
The Case of the Floppy-Eared Rabbits
What's the Difference?
A Mind for Serendipity
The Zen Master
Amplifying the Weird
Going the Distance
Every Project Is a Side Project
Strength in Numbers
In Practice
Chapter 4: Skill: Divergence
Straying the Course
A Low Tolerance for Creativity
A Show of Confidence
Branching Out
Growth Strategies
Divirtuoso
Chapter 5: Skill: Commitment
No Turning Back
Serendipity Suppressed
Commitment Issues
Habits Born of Commitment
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Chapter 6: Skill: Activation
Activation by Design
The Ambient Shift
The Temporal Shift
The Social Shift
The Emotional Shift
Embracing Our Limitations
Chapter 7: Skill: Connection
The Network to the Rescue
4.74 Degrees of Separation
Working on a Chain Gang
The Department of Good Ideas
The Best Place to Find a Needle
Chapter 8: Skill: Permeability
Soaking It All In
You're So Far Away from Me
Ride on the Cluetrain
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Feedback Formula
Patients and Patience
Chapter 9: Skill: Attraction
Come Together
A Teachable Moment
Where There's a Will
Hack Things Better
Come Out and Play
The Creative Act
Chapter 10: Unraveling the Double Bind
Survival Skills
To Paradox Is Human
Creation Myth
Serendipiography
1: Prepare for the Unpreparable
2: Skill: Motion—Breaking Out
3: Skill: Preparation—Anatomy of a Geek Brain
4: Skill: Divergence—The Garden of Forking Paths
5: Skill: Commitment—Burning the Ships
6: Skill: Activation—Church vs. Stadium
7: Skill: Connection—Needle in a Haystack
8: Skill: Permeability—Storming the Castle
9: Skill: Attraction—Magnetic Fields
10: Unraveling the Double Bind
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
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