Serendipity Papers

Short essays highlighting recently published work in serendipity studies.

Feeling Your Way Through Serendipity

How emotion and energy guide entrepreneurs through unexpected encounters

Nele Marie Terveen

Serendipity in Recommender Systems

A flavorful concept

Brett Binst

Two Faces of Serendipity: From Prospective to Retrospective Explanation

How chance discoveries both spark and explain scientific breakthroughs

Matteo Costa and Selene Arfini

Accidental Thinking

A model of serendipity's cognitive processes

Wendy Ross

Demystifying Serendipity: The Mundane Work Behind Breakthrough Discoveries

How ordinary practices lay the foundation for extraordinary innovation

Susan Hilbolling and Pernille Smith

The Serendipity Papers initiative was launched in February 2026. New entries will be posted on regular basis.
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This is initiative is coordinated by Annelien Smets.

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