Exploring the fundamental attribution error, the speaker delves into the concept of choosing learning over knowing from 'The Road to Character' by David Brooks. They emphasize the importance of prioritizing learning, inspire listeners to take more risks, and offer a website for additional resources.
Amy Edmondson shares how to minimize unproductive failures and maximize intelligent ones.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What separates good failure from bad failure
2) The surprisingly simple tool that prevents many failures
Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Her work explores teaming – the dynamic forms of collaboration needed in environments characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity. She has also studied the role of psychological safety in teamwork and innovation. Before her academic career, she was Director of Research at Pecos River Learning Centers, where she worked with founder and CEO Larry Wilson to design change programs in large companies. In the early 1980s, she worked as Chief Engineer for architect/inventor Buckminster Fuller, and innovation in the built environment remains an area of enduring interest and passion.