Should we attribute successes to skill or to luck? We are hard-wired to think that the most successful must have done something right to deserve all the attention and rewards. Chengwei’s research provides systematic evidence that luck plays a critical role in exceptional successes, not only in business but also in music, movies, science, and professional sports. A key finding is that more can be gained by paying more attention to the “second best”.
Chengwei Liu, ESMT Berlin professor, “Top 40 under 40 MBA Professor” and top expert on luck, will present his latest findings, share the secrets of how to quantify luck and how to “get lucky” in a contrary way.