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October 27, 2005
Learning from failure
Posted by Renee Hopkins Callahan
Almost everyone in innovation pays lip service to the notion of "failure acceptance," although anencdotal evidence shows that innovators are still wary of failure. I've been wondering what the conditions would be that might change that. It would seem to me that the idea of learning from failure needs to be ingrained in companies, to the point where there are established processes to incorporate the lessons from failures into ongoing innovation processes.
The October Fast Company has an article about OXO International’s ability to learn from its failures. It's a wonderful, inspirational read, although it's hard to tell from the article if there are actual learning processes in place at OXO or if the company just happens to have a CEO who sets the right example. (The CEO, Alex Lee, is one of the main sources in the Fast Company article.)
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