Creating Serendipity

Luck isn't random-it's a skill you can master.

What if "good luck" wasn't just chance, but something you could deliberately engineer? Serendipity-the art of finding valuable things you're not actively searching for-has sparked some of history's greatest breakthroughs: penicillin, Velcro, microwave ovens, X-rays, and more. Inventors don't wait for lucky accidents; they create the conditions for them to happen.

In Creating Serendipity: Think Like an Inventor to Generate Good Luck, award-winning inventor and innovation expert Julie Austin reveals the proven mindset and techniques that inventors use to turn the unexpected into extraordinary opportunities. Drawing from real-world invention stories, scientific insights, and practical strategies, this book shows you how to:

• Cultivate insatiable curiosity and shift perspectives to spot hidden possibilities others miss
• Step outside your comfort zone regularly to increase your exposure to "happy accidents"
• Develop the "prepared mind" that connects seemingly unrelated ideas into breakthrough innovations
• Transform bad luck into good fortune by reframing setbacks and seizing unexpected turns
• Find the love of your life by using the 12 step serendipity system

Whether you're looking for good luck in business, your love life, or simply someone tired of leaving success to chance, this book equips you with actionable tools to stop hoping for luck and start creating it.

Serendipity isn't magic-it's a muscle you can train. Learn to think like an inventor, design your own fortunate moments, and unlock more breakthroughs, connections, and "right place, right time" wins than you ever thought possible.

Julie Austin is an award-winning inventor, innovator, futurist, and international keynote speaker on creativity and innovation. As CEO of Creative Innovation Group, she helps individuals and organizations spark breakthrough ideas and turn disruption into advantage. Featured in books like Patently Female and Girls Think of Everything, Julie has turned serendipity into real-world success-and now she's showing you how to do the same.