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10,000 failures still equals progress

2015-06-25
By: Ken
On: June 25, 2015
In: DEFINITION, FAILURE

I believe I have written a few times about the culture and the concept of failure in today’s companies. Anytime I see a quote that reinforces that failure is part of process, I am inspired to revisit the topic.  “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed,” Edison once said. “I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.” Failure is just a step in the process of innovation. No fine print or disclaimers, it’s part of the process. The sooner you get your business culture to accept and understand that, the sooner you’re on the pathRead More →

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