But there’s one word I’ve been sitting with lately that doesn’t get enough airtime: .

At first glance, it feels clunky—like business jargon or a bad translation. But look closer. To be encounterable means to be capable of being met, found, or experienced by chance. Not by appointment. Not by algorithm. Not by force.

So today, walk slower. Look up. Leave the itinerary at home.

That’s encounterable. Here’s the harder question: Are you encounterable?