Failure

by M. Funk, 2012

Even the most brilliant act of human genius, in the final analysis, is an act of trial and error.

Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

Everybody

Failure will happen if you try something new

Only if failure CAN happen you are actually trying something new

A trick will only work for a while, until everyone else is doing it.

Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

All swans are white.

In science: falsifiability

http://wikipedia.org/Falsifiability

Rejection

Rejection

ExplanationsSuggestions

IdeasFeedback

In business: startups

http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/whats-a-startup-first-principles/

To advance from the ordinary requires a new game, or a new territory.

Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

• New Game?

Ok, new rules, new players, new whatever

• New Territory?

Ok, go away, start from scratch

Yeah sure!

Starting is hard

It’s HARD if you want to start and finish in one go

Procrastination

• project too hard

• planning sucks

• fear or pressure

• wrong project

• clash: you and reality

• perfectionism

Procrastination

• project too hard

• planning sucks

• fear or pressure

• wrong project

• clash: you and reality

• perfectionism

solution is simple:awareness & self control

PROcrastination

• working “against” is not productive

• indicates you should do something else now

• wait for the right time

• work on many things

• plan pressure, deadlines are good

• sometimes, good is good enough

PROcrastination

• working “against” is not productive

• indicates you should do something else now

• wait for the right time

• work on many things

• plan pressure, deadlines are good

• sometimes, good is good enough

‘out of control’ style

Error, whether random or deliberate, must become an integral part of any process of creation.

Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

Error, whether random or deliberate, must become an integral part of any process of creation.

Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

That’s exactly your job, right?