Serendipity

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconlucky accident
Executive Parlancefortunate discovery
Scholarly Discourseprepared chance
Babel ZenithSerendipity
Origin: Horace Walpole
Pronunciation: /ˌserənˈdɪpɪti/

Etymology & Meaning

Finding valuable things you weren't looking for.

In the Boardroom

Creating conditions where lucky discoveries happen.

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