Arts & Ideas Failure
Jun 13, 2025
Join Cath Bishop, an Olympian and diplomat, David Stevenson, a cultural policy expert, Katarina Skoberne, a life coach, Michelle Clement, a historian, and Joseph Anderton, a literature professor as they delve into the multifaceted nature of failure. They discuss how personal setbacks foster growth, the shift in sports psychology towards embracing failure, and the necessity of honest dialogue in public policy. Exploring failures in arts and leadership, they highlight the interplay of success and failure, advocating for vulnerability and creative resilience.
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Failure Leads to Success
- David Stevenson failed to complete two undergraduate degrees but went on to a successful academic career.
- This shows how initial academic failure doesn't prevent later professional success.
Business Failure as Bereavement
- Katerina Skoberne failed in her third business, closing it after the 2008 crisis.
- She experienced failure as a period of bereavement, not ego damage, highlighting different perceptions of failure.
Olympic Losses Before Silver
- Cath Bishop came seventh and ninth in the Olympics before winning silver in her third attempt.
- She illustrates how failure in sport is common and losing doesn't always mean failing.
