There are powerful quotes egging us on to embrace failure. LeBron James, a world-renowned basketball superstar, philanthropist, parent, and businessman, asserts, “You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed.” Wayne Gretzky, a world-class hockey player, unequivocally states, “You miss 100% of shots you don’t take,” clearly conveying that one defaults to failure by … [Read more...] about Designing your failure portfolio: Capacity building for lifelong learning
Ethics
Success: Forged by values, decorated by failures
An event I experienced a few years ago tore down my perception of success and failure. It forced me to go through strong and stressful dilemmas, and I had to reconnect to my set of personal values and ethics to redefine success and recover. By sharing this event with you, just the way I experienced it, I hope you will understand how I felt and that it will help you understand … [Read more...] about Success: Forged by values, decorated by failures
An introduction to failure
Welcome to failure. It’s a concept that most of us are very familiar with via direct experience. At some point in our lives, we will encounter failure—often because of something we or someone else has done or, possibly, because of something that wasn’t done at all. Failure can have a profound and dramatic effect on our lives, individually and collectively. It can be a source of … [Read more...] about An introduction to failure
Science in fantasy and the fantasy of certainty
The fantasy series The Dynamicist Trilogy ( TDT ) examines moral and scientific questions concerning the desire to change the world. Readers are challenged to consider whether there is a more ubiquitous notion than changing the world in the news or on the minds of people today. We are concerned with climate change, overpopulation, disease, economics, social justice, … [Read more...] about Science in fantasy and the fantasy of certainty