http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/ Adaptive Path Blog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/#comment-51884 links for 2007-03-02 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:19:17 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/#comment-51884 [...] Designing for luck Great pointers from Kate at Adaptive Path (tags: design inspiration) [...] [...] Designing for luck Great pointers from Kate at Adaptive Path (tags: design inspiration) [...]

]]> http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/#comment-51781 Kate Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:05:50 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/#comment-51781 @ Steve: I love your quote. The idea of "being smart ahead of time" is an interesting take on luck that sets up a nice bounce between the potential and the results. Thanks for the comment and glad the topic spoke to you. @ Steve: I love your quote. The idea of “being smart ahead of time” is an interesting take on luck that sets up a nice bounce between the potential and the results. Thanks for the comment and glad the topic spoke to you.

]]> http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/#comment-51718 Steve Portigal Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:39:30 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/01/designing-for-luck/#comment-51718 What a great topic...my personal version (which I think many of your quoted examples are in alignment with) is "Chance favors the prepared mind." In some ways for me it's kind of a zen (at least a lay interpretation of what zen means) approach - you do what you know is smart, right, best, etc. And you welcome but don't rely on the randomness of the universe. Things happen and although they feel lucky, they wouldn't have happened - or you wouldn't have been ready for them - if you hadn't done the smart stuff ahead of time... What a great topic…my personal version (which I think many of your quoted examples are in alignment with) is “Chance favors the prepared mind.” In some ways for me it’s kind of a zen (at least a lay interpretation of what zen means) approach - you do what you know is smart, right, best, etc. And you welcome but don’t rely on the randomness of the universe. Things happen and although they feel lucky, they wouldn’t have happened - or you wouldn’t have been ready for them - if you hadn’t done the smart stuff ahead of time…

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