Interdisciplinary Research Boosted by Serendipity

Darbellay, Frédéric; Moody, Zoé; Sedooka, Ayuko; Steffen, Gabriela

doi:10.1080/10400419.2014.873653

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“…In each of these inventions, the subtle blend of unexpectedness, chance and serendipity is brought into play, leading to important and successful discoveries while in pursuit of something else (Darbellay et al 2014). One precondition, however, is needed for serendipity to be fruitful, as expressed by Louis Pasteur: 'in the fields of observation, chance favours only the mind that is prepared' (cited in Bartlett 1980).…”

Section: Theorising Serendipitymentioning

confidence: 98%

Strategic serendipity: How one organization planned for and took advantage of unexpected communicative opportunities

Knudsen

Lemmergaard

2014

Culture and Organization

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This paper contributes to critical voices on the issue of strategic communication. It does so by exploring how an organisation can seize the moment of serendipity based on careful preparation of its issues management and communication channels. The focus of the study is the media coverage of -and communicative responses to -Kopenhagen Fur's campaign The World's Best -but not perfect in both broadcast media (e.g. print and television) and social media, more specifically Facebook. Through understanding how an organisation can plan for and take advantage of the unpredictable through state-of-the-art knowledge and in-depth understanding of the affordances of different communication channels, we discuss the importance of establishing opportunities for serendipity in strategic communication planning. The contribution of the paper is to develop the concept of strategic serendipity and show how organisations as communicative actors can take advantage of the serendipity afforded by other actors' campaigns when advocating and campaigning.

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Section: Theorising Serendipitymentioning

confidence: 98%

Strategic serendipity: How one organization planned for and took advantage of unexpected communicative opportunities

Knudsen

Lemmergaard

2014

Culture and Organization

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“…However, whilst there is a tension between creativity and discovery (Tweney, 1996) and discovery is often associated with both the creative process and its outputs (Darbellay, et al, 2014;Henderson, 2004;Orlet, 2008) the exact nature of the relationship between creativity and discovery has garnered little discussion. Recently, it has been suggested that creativity can necessarily be defined through discovery (Martin, 2009;Martin and Wilson 2014a;2014b) and that doing so resolves the philosophical issues within current definitions of creativity.…”

Section: The Role Of Discovery For Defining Creativitymentioning

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Defining Creativity with Discovery

Martin

Wilson

2017

Creativity Research Journal

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“…These may be identified when testing an idea in the real world, and paying close attention to outcomes. As noted above with respect to the side-effects of previous designs, we can see these side-effects as invitations to modify ideas rather than jettison them (Darbellay et al, 2014). Modification may require further acts of creativity.…”

Section: More Comprehensive Understandingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We should be willing to let surprises carry us in new directions. In the case of SuperGlue, an entirely new research question was generated (Darbellay, Moody, Sedooka, & Steffen, 2014). Surprises are a regular feature of research and have historically triggered many creative acts (Darbellay et al mention also Post-it notes, Viagra, and Velcro), but we need to consciously (or subconsciously; see below) appreciate their importance.…”

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From Design Thinking to Design Doing

Juelsbo

Tanggaard

Glăveanu

2017

Creativity in the Twenty First Century

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Lessons are drawn from the literature on creative design for the interdisciplinary research process. It is argued that the interdisciplinary research process is a creative design process. It follows a similar set of steps and can/should employ many of the same strategies. Both processes are thought to blend conscious and subconscious thinking. Interdisciplinary researchers who aspire to be more creative, and interdisciplinary instructors wishing to encourage creativity among students, are given advice on how to integrate creative practices into various steps in the interdisciplinary research process. Potential psychological, institutional, and skill-based barriers to creativity are addressed. Several strategies are outlined that are conducive to creativity in the early conscious information gathering/evaluation steps of the interdisciplinary research process. The costs and benefits of such strategies are discussed. Quite different strategies for encouraging creative subconscious integration of the information collected are then outlined. These integrative insights must then be consciously evaluated: It is important not to expect perfection but not to ignore potential side-effects. Perhaps most importantly it is argued that persuading others of the value of one's comprehensive understanding is a critical component of the interdisciplinary research process, and that this step also requires the blending of conscious and subconscious processes.

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Interdisciplinary Research Boosted by Serendipity

Cited by 80 publications

References 30 publications

Strategic serendipity: How one organization planned for and took advantage of unexpected communicative opportunities

Strategic serendipity: How one organization planned for and took advantage of unexpected communicative opportunities

Defining Creativity with Discovery

From Design Thinking to Design Doing

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