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#373 Ask the Expert: Failure
Nov 14, 2023
In this episode, Sarah talks to Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson about intelligent failure, highlighting the importance of unlearning perfection and the role of relationships in fostering it. They discuss essential skills for navigating intelligent failures, the significance of self-reflection and shared understanding within teams, and the tension between persistence and knowing when to give up. They end by emphasizing the value of choosing learning over knowing and expressing gratitude to the listeners.
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- Intelligent failures are necessary for growth and innovation, as they involve well-considered experiments in new territories.
- To foster intelligent failures, individuals and organizations should promote a culture of psychological safety that celebrates learning and taking risks.
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The Importance of Intelligent Failure
Intelligent failures are vital for growth and innovation. These failures are the result of well-considered experiments in new territories that don't yield the desired outcome. Unlike basic failures caused by human errors or complex failures caused by multi-causal mishaps, intelligent failures are the right kind of wrong. Through intelligent failures, we learn, adapt, and make progress in our personal and professional lives.
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