Serendipity Protocol (series)
Increasing the likelihood of serendipitous events
In this series, I will share some perspectives, patterns and practices on serendipity. This work should lead to the fourth p, protocols.
Protocols are sets of rules or design features that influence the emergence of coordinated behavior. In the case of serendipity, such coordination is not only inter-personal but often intra-personal. We coordinate the interaction between our past, present and future selves. In both inter- and intra-personal cases, the coordination is mediated by the environment we interact with.
My quest is driven by the belief that digital, workspace and urban environments can be designed to increase the likelihood of unexpected, beneficial discoveries and encounters. These affordances and rules should stimulate unusual combinations and influence behaviors, both to provoke serendipitous events and to attune attention so these events are noticed.
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