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Making mistakes or experiencing the dreadful word, feeling or act of failing is often, if not ever, looked upon as a positive. Educational institutions commonly don’t celebrate it nor is it discussed enough to see how mistakes or moments of “failing” are opportunities for growth, creative problem solving and innovation. Many times we stick to the rules, focus on test scores and grades to define success. After all this is what works and this is what’s easiest to follow and measure. There is a certain level of truth in this and I feel that this is also necessary. However, what’s always easy and familiar isn’t always the best measure of what can come out of a teachable moment or learning experience. Innovation is often defined as a process that produces something new and unique. (Tahirsylaj, 265) Additionally, a growing literature put the emphasis on the importance of failure towards success. The emphasis isn’t placed on failure itself, but on failure as a prerequisite for success. (Tahirsylaj, 265) According the Ruth Gunther McGrath, as published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR), there are seven principles that refer to “putting intelligent failure to work”:
References:
Leopold, T. (2012, January 28). The success of failure: Pulitzer winner's surprising road to the top. Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/20/living/jennifer-egan-creativity-failure/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 Tahirsylaj, A. S. (2012). Stimulating creativity and innovation through Intelligent Fast Failure. Thinking Skills and Creativity,7(3), 265-270. doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2012.05.005
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