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Share your failures at www.admittingfailure.com today, and help us create a culture of learning, innovation and collaboration in international development.

Because the only bad mistake is the one that's repeated. We’re all in this together, thousands of people working to eradicate poverty, inequality and unnecessary suffering around the world. It’s an incredible, global effort, but there is a problem. We aren’t sharing information. With that many people working independently towards the same goal, it’s inevitable that approaches will be duplicated. T

hat’s wonderful if the idea works, but wasteful if it’s already been proven ineffective. Unfortunately, it happens all to often, and the results aren’t just financial. Lives are quite literally at stake every time a failure is repeated. Admittingfailure.com aims to change that reality. At its simplest, it’s a space to publicly acknowledge that something didn’t work in order to ensure that the mistake isn’t repeated. But it also aims to be a catalyst for change within the development sector that goes well beyond simple information sharing. Imagine field staff who have the freedom to publicly share results, good and bad, in order to ensure subsequent efforts are not simply repetitions of ideas that have already been proven ineffective. Imagine project managers who create space for field staff to innovate, rewarding learning as much as success. Imagine NGOs that adapt and adjust constantly to the stream of information coming from the field – always looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their work and making real-time adjustments when possible. Imagine donors who are willing to support intelligent innovation and experimentation, accepting the possibility of failure as a necessary step on the path to success. Admittingfailure.com is an effort to make these ideas into realities, accelerating development by ensuring that we learn from failures instead of repeat them—that we are failing forward.

01/15/2024

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12/14/2020

This podcast is so good! Psychologist Guy Winch talks about how failures (and life in general) give us the opportunity to learn, but it's on us to do the hard work of actually figuring out what those lessons are.

In this episode, we talk with Guy Winch about his amazing book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts. Guy has a surprisingly helpful message for professionals looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of a setback. Guy Winch, Ph.D., i...

09/11/2020

Ghazanfar Iqbal reflects upon a decision that turned his life upside down, and how it led to him embrace failure. "Every setback is an opportunity for something better," he says, in his article for and 's series . Read about it: https://idronline.org/to-bribe-or-not-to-bribe/

09/04/2020

Failure is inevitable. At some point, we’ve all failed. Yet, most discussions on the topic happen in hushed tones, behind closed doors. Check out , by and , a special series to kickstart honest conversations around failure.

At some point in our lives, we’ve all failed—publicly, privately, personally, and even professionally. And though the process of failing can be painful, it provides an opportunity for reflection and growth. Most importantly, it helps us build personal resilience. When working on complex social i...

03/30/2020

Fail Forward just launched a series of three 30-minute trainings for individuals or teams (delivered virtually) to build resilience through the current crisis.

Resilience Amid COVID-19 Three 30-minute video trainings to build resilience through the crisis

03/30/2020

For close to a decade I have helped people and organizations not only weather the storms but use them to grow stronger and wiser.

Believe me, now is the time to invest in learning!

Like the Venice canals that have become brighter and clearer in recent weeks, if you or your team would like to use this time to clarify and regenerate, be sure to get in touch!

Resilience Amid COVID-19 Three 30-minute video trainings to build resilience through the crisis

01/29/2020

Ashley Good, Founder and CEO of Fail Forward, is about to be on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Watch it live starting at 8pm EST on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheAgenda or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheAgenda/

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01/28/2020

04/24/2019

"Good intentions aren’t enough" + 8 other insights on why change management efforts fail. http://ow.ly/EHlO30ovb4j All the more reason to train someone inside the organization to lead change! Interested? Check out our new Train-the-Trainer https://failforward.org/train-the-trainer

Most change programs fail, but the odds of success can be greatly improved by taking into account these counterintuitive insights about how employees interpret their environment and choose to act.

04/23/2019

BIG news: Fail Forward just launched a Train-the-Trainer program. Get certified as a Fail Forward Facilitator and learn to help others fail intelligently.

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04/11/2019

Our brand new Train-the-Trainer program is perfect for consultants and intrapreneurs who want to use and deliver great failure content. Register here https://failforward.org/train-the-trainer

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