The concept is often associated with scientific and technological breakthroughs, where accidental discoveries led to new insights or inventions. Many significant discoveries in history were serendipitous, including penicillin, Post-it notes, Viagra, and the microwave oven, arising from unforeseen circumstances that were then recognized and capitalized upon.de Rond, M. (2014). ‘The structure of serendipity’. Culture and Organization, 20, 342–58Copeland, S. (2018). Fleming leapt on the unusual like a weasel on a vole': challenging the paradigms of discovery in science". Perspectives on Science 26, pp. 694–721.
The concept is often associated with scientific and technological breakthroughs, where accidental discoveries led to new insights or inventions. Many significant discoveries in history were serendipitous, including penicillin, Post-it notes Viagra, and the microwave oven, arising from unforeseen circumstances that were then recognized and capitalized uponde Rond, M. (2014). ‘The structure of serendipity’. Culture and Organization, 20, 342–58Copeland, S. (2018). Fleming leapt on the unusual like a weasel on a vole': challenging the paradigms of discovery in science". Perspectives on Science 26 pp. 694–721.