A decade of Fail Festivals revealed multiple reasons why businesses fail every year. Failure reasons that are also present in business and organizational studies, widely discussed in academic literature, and detailed in business case studies. The reasons for annual business failures range from minor missteps to catastrophic collapses. The failures also form the basis for … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Why Businesses Will Fail in 2024 – With Examples →
Too often we equate the word “failure” with just one level of failure – Hindenburg or Fukushima-level catastrophes where history is altered on a global scale. But with help, your team can realize that failure comes in many levels, from the mundane – “Honey, I forgot to get milk” – to the serious, but not … Continue reading Levels →
For many years, I’ve focused on in-person Fail Festival sessions. Either as big events onto themselves, or as the keynote presentation in an annual conference or signature event. I love the humanity of connecting presenters to their audience in real life with every participant feeling a keen sense of connection with the speakers and each … Continue reading Learning from Failure Virtually – Online via Zoom →
Failure is the f-word of international development. Unspoken in polite company, but a reality in our work. We’re often in market failure environments, so who are we to expect success 100% of the time? That’s why we had Fail Festival DC 2013. We are on a mission to make failure acceptable in development discussions. There … Continue reading Fail Festival DC 2013 →