Creativity
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When manufacturing serendipity, the key is maintaining humanity. Your efforts must enhance, not replace, organic interactions. Don’t force connections. Start small – pilot low-stakes matchmaking versus organisation-wide mandates. Make participation opt-in, feedback-driven. Don’t be creepy. Prioritise privacy. Be transparent on data collected and how it’s used. Anonymise and aggregate data to uncover macro trends. Focus…
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London’s 18th century coffeehouses stirred innovation by blending thinkers. Now? Creativity is either muffled in cubicles or chilled by remote work. But technology can still stimulate serendipity. Mash up minds. Spark sparks. Recommendation algorithms connect curious colleagues across siloed enterprises. Networks cross-pollinate ideas. Virtual water coolers kindle insights. It’s possible to manufacture serendipity. “Digital baristas”…