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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154845703321

Autore

Olma Sebastian

Titolo

In Defence of Serendipity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

, : Watkins Media, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

9781910924358

1910924350

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 pages)

Disciplina

123.3

Soggetti

Capitalism

Creative ability in business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Title -- Contents -- Preface: The Great Digital Swindle by Mark Fisher -- Prologue: Serendipity, Innovation and the Question of the Future -- Introduction: Structuring the Defence -- Part 1: Accident --   I Creative Industries: Eidos between Functionalism&Dysfunction --   II Social Innovation: The Logic of Changeless Change --   III Digital Taylorism: Labour between Passion&Serendipity --   IV TechGnosis: Redemption Ex Machina -- Part 2: Sagacity --   V Make Love & War: Silicon Valley’s Original Sin --   VI Never Mind the Sharing Economy: Here’s Platform Capitalism --   VII University as Übungsraum: HE’s Creative Transformation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Literature -- Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

Sebastian Olma's 'In Defence of Serendipity' critiques the commercialization of creativity within the digital revolution. The book argues that neoliberal capitalism has stifled true innovation, transforming serendipity—a concept of accidental discovery—into a tool for corporate gain in the creative industries. Olma contends that Silicon Valley's technological advancements, while initially transformative, have become stagnant under capitalist structures. The book calls for reclaiming serendipity as a means of resistance and fostering genuine innovation. Aimed at critics of digital capitalism and those interested in the intersection of technology and culture, Olma



presents a polemical yet erudite exploration of creativity's potential in a future beyond capitalist constraints.