2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
EmbracingStrategic Serendipity
By Constantinos Stavropoulos CMC®, Founder & CEO
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Preamble: A True Story based on a Fairy Tale
Embracing Serendipity?
Recent Discussion: during “Black Monday”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Blending Contradictions
Mingling Incongruities
Interweaving Oxymora
CLIENT: A Mindboggling Cosmos
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Constantinos: … Too Many Futures
Probable Creatable
Preferred Surprising
Planned
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
CLIENT: … a new VUCA world
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Constantinos: …with VUCA PIES
Progressive
Volatility
Increasing
Uncertainty
Explosive
Complexity
Spasmodic
Ambiguity
P rogressive
I ncreasing
E xplosive
S pasmodic
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
What Can We Do
CLIENT: … What do you think?
Constantinos:
Act like a Prince of Serendip.
Would you like to listen to a fairy tale?
CLIENT:
#@&%-)@$%(((:;=*”&24)X(_&!!!!
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Acting Like A Prince of Serendip
Retooling Uncertainty into Certainty
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
With a “Whole New Mind”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
A 'silly’ Fairy Tale?
- Blind in the right eye?
- Lacks a tooth?
- Lame and crippling?
- Carrying butter on one side?
- And honey on the other side?
Emperor Behram of Serendip sends his three sons
(three princes) traveling to discover the world.
Along the way, they meet a camel driver.
- Have you seen my camel?
- Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! Where is she?
- What have you done to her?
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
A 'silly’ Fairy Tale? Not at all
Camel driver takes them to Court and Emperor to judge.
- Grass cropped only on left side of road
- Blind in the right eye?
- Bits of chewed grass scattered across the road
- Lacks a tooth?
- Footprints of one foot dragging
- Lame and crippling?
- Ants on one side of road
- Carrying butter on one side?
- Flies on the other side of the road
- And honey on the other side?
After providing explanations, they get acquitted!
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Serendipity: Accidents & Sagacity
Ideas
Objects
Intuitions
Knowledge
fragments
Experience
Expertise
Craftsmanship
ACCIDENTS
Multiple Encounters
SAGACITY
Creative Act
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Known Serendipitous Discoveries
- Forgot one of the petri dishes on the shelf
- mold contaminated the bacteria he was studying
- Realized that the mold killed the bacteria
- Understood he had stumbled into a breakthrough – new antibiotic
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Known Serendipitous Discoveries
MinoxidilDeveloped to treat high-blood pressure,
but prescribed against hair loss.
AspirinIntended as an anti-inflammatory but
widely used as a preventative measure
against heart attacks
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Known Serendipitous Discoveries – Guess!
Originally patented (in 1886)
for medicinal purposes, as a
nerve and tonic stimulant,
and a cure for headaches.
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Known Serendipitous Discoveries – Guess!
Mid-eighties• Pfizer begins a research program into angina
• (disabling heart condition from insufficient supply of oxygen to heart)
• An active chemical compound was isolated (sildenafil citrate)
• Commenced clinical trials and trial results proved disappointing
• But, some ‘accidental’ side effects in toxicity trials
• So, Pfizer decided to commit another $340 million to the project
• Repeating Phase II clinical trials using impotent men as a target group
• The drug’s effectiveness was, this time, beyond doubt.
• The Food and Drug Administration approved ___ in March 1998.
• Net present value over $6 billion
• What was the Drug? Guess!
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
CLIENT: still wondering …
Strategic
Serendipity
Constantinos: “Let’s meet again in a few days”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Our Next Meeting
Bringing the Puzzle Pieces Together
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Process of Serendipity by Lawley &Tompkins (2008)
Serendipity: How It Works
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Serendipity: How It Works
Search
ContingencyPrior Knowledge
Serendipitous
Discovery
Serendipity in Opportunity Discovery (Dew, 2009)
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Puzzle Piece 1: Exploring
Search
Prior Knowledge
Systematic
Exploration
“Connecting the Unconnected”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Puzzle Piece 2: Pre-Discovering
Search
Contingency
Pre-Discovery
“Linking the Unlinked”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Puzzle Piece 3: Recognizing
ContingencyPrior
Knowledge
Spontaneous
Recognition
“Shaping the Unshaped”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Serendipity: The Whole Puzzle
Search
ContingencyPrior Knowledge
Serendipitous
Discovery
Serendipity in Opportunity Discovery (Dew, 2009)
Systematic
ExplorationPre-Discovery
Spontaneous
Recognition
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Taking it a Step Further …
Recognize
Pre-
Discover
Explore
Shape
Link
Connect
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
EXPLORING (Connecting via Co-Creating)
CO-CREATING CONNECTIONS
Sailing on-the-wind (Snatching Within)
“Connecting the Unconnected”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
PRE-DISCOVERING (Linking via Roadmapping)
ROADMAPPING LINKAGES
Sailing off-the-wind (Grasping Around)
“Linking the Unlinked”
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
RECOGNIZING (Shaping via Imagining)
Sail “before-the-wind“ (Seizing Beyond)
“Shaping the Unshaped” IMAGINING SHAPES
Accidents Sagacity
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
1 Searching for Differentiation, but gaining Certification.
2 Probing for Renewal & Recertification,but ending Serving.
3 Solely Serving, but also receiving Leads.
4 Attending Conferences, but also invited for Speaking.
5 Speaking at Conferences, but also invited for Training.
… And a Case in Point
A Landscape of Serendipitous Potential
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
CLIENT: Hmmm!!!
The Future Competence
Exploring – Pre-Discovering – Recognizing
Connecting – Linking – Shaping
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
CLIENT: Spread the Word Constantinos!
Tell your Colleagues
Invite them to Collaborate
Springboard Globally
Build-Up Your Novel Offering
Launch Your New Service
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
CLIENT: And … by the way …
We would like your help
for our “Serendipitous Quest”
to …. (confidential) …
2014 National AMCOR-EBRD Conference, Bucharest, RomaniaSep. 22nd 2015 International Conference Speech, Noordwijk, Netherlands
So, Let's do it!
Constantinos A. Stavropoulos CMCFounder, InnoValue
Email: [email protected]
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Skype: c.stavropoulos
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http://www.innovalue.gr
спасибі
Let's Embrace Together
Strategic Serendipity