Serendipity is a popular word that captures a rich phenomenon with potentially far-reaching
implications from a personal to global level. Serendipity is associated with revelations …

Serendipity is not an easy word to define. Its meaning has been stretched to apply to
experiences ranging from the mundane to the exceptional. Serendipity, however, is …

Under what conditions is serendipity most likely to occur? How much is serendipity
influenced by what a person brings to the process, and how much by the environment in …

Chance, luck, and good fortune are the usual go-to descriptors of serendipity, a
phenomenon aptly often coupled with famous anecdotes of accidental discoveries in …

Serendipity occurs when unexpected circumstances and an “aha” moment of insight result in
a valuable, unanticipated outcome. Designing digital information environments to support …

Serendipity is generally characterized as a sagacious, unsought discovery. Innovations and
advances in science and engineering such as penicillin and Teflon as a result of interactions …

Purpose Serendipity is an interesting phenomenon to study in information science as it plays
a fundamental–but perhaps underestimated–role in how we discover, explore, and learn in …

Serendipity is broadly defined as an unexpected and valuable experience prompted by an
individual's interactions with ideas, information, objects, and phenomena; in digital worlds …

We often interact with digital information environments to find useful information. But
sometimes useful information finds us unexpectedly, propelling us in new and exciting …

Introduction. Digital information environments such as Websites and search engines have
the potential to support serendipity: to spark and nurture positive, unexpected interactions …