How to make failure a stepping stone to success
| Meeting | Events |
| Dates | Ended over 10 years ago (29/10/2013) |
About this event
Have you ever considered that success and failure are two sides of the same coin? Do you think learning from failures is an extravagant and outlandish proposition? Would you agree that mistakes and failures are inherent in the human condition, and that there is no one on the face of the earth who has not failed?
No matter how you answered the above questions, mark your calendars for 29 October 2013 and join an IFAD event that aims to challenge the common thinking around failure – and to raise awareness about how learning from failure is a key to success. The event will benefit from the insights and experience of renowned personalities such as Tim Harford, Aleem Walji, Dave Snowden and Ashley Good.
The complex world in which we live and work requires that both organizations and donors accept the fact that failure is a natural part of doing business. This, in turn, entails creating the right environment and space so that everyone can identify and honestly admit what has not worked and why an activity has failed.
The objective of this event is to:
- recognize the causes of failure, understand the value of learning from failures and learn how to communicate about failures
- find out why it is so important to be flexible and learn the art of adaptation so that we can deliver better investment projects
- share, discuss and exchange failures without falling into the blame-game trap
- change the perception that UN agencies and IFIs are reluctant to expose their failures
This event marks the beginning of a journey to help us learn how to capture lessons from projects and activities that do not scale up, are not sustainable, get tangled in bureaucracy or simply fail because of unanticipated circumstances.
Read more on the IFAD’s website at the following page: http://www.ifad.org/events/failfaire/index.htm
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REMINDER - How to make failure a stepping stone to success - 29 October 2013
Following the announcement made on 24 September 2013, please remember to send your submission by cob 16 October 2013.
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Mark your calendars - 29 October 2013! How to make failure a stepping stone to success
Please click here for further details on the event and send your submission by cob 16 October 2013 to Ms Roxanna Samii, r.samii@ifad.org
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