Random the Book

Random the Book: Matt Ballantine and Nick Drage's experiment in serendipity and chance.


What do Greek tragedy and chaos theory have in common?

Questions for you:

  • How does my cultural background shape my assumptions about what can and cannot be controlled?
  • Do I default to mathematical or mythological frameworks when confronting genuine uncertainty?
  • What does the art and storytelling I’m drawn to reveal about my relationship with randomness?

Questions for your organisation:

  • Do we recognise how different cultural backgrounds affect people’s comfort with uncertainty and risk?
  • Are our approaches to uncertainty management inadvertently privileging one cultural framework over others?
  • How might we draw on diverse cultural perspectives to enrich our understanding of chance and control?