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
Failure analysis
Epic product fails of history
When we first think of failure, we often go to our own personal stories. Sometimes, however, those failures are brought into the public view. As a reminder that even famous companies are made up of fallible people, the following are some short case studies of epic product failures. For now, we’ll focus on products and services because they’re easier to relate to. You might have … [Read more...] about Epic product fails of history
Please feel free to fail
The most painful events in my life held the best lessons. I was eight when I lost my Dad. While rushing between clinics in two different cities, he crashed his car. My Dad was an ear, nose, and throat surgeon, a university professor, and a ground-breaking specialist in cochlear implants. I witnessed him consistently doing research while challenging himself with surgical cases … [Read more...] about Please feel free to fail
The high cost of success
Current college students look at the ongoing activities in space as common and mature. Even with billionaires making inroads to space excursions, the rate of success is high, with no particular problems noted in the past 20 years. That success rate does not really provide any insight into the cost of the space program in the years before, which cannot be measured in simply the … [Read more...] about The high cost of success
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