2 Posts found for Keyword: failure

Create a safe, open environment that gives employees the confidence to share ideas, failures, and the learning points in between. 3M holds formal meetings called “failure forums,” which gathers together staff who worked on unsuccessful projects to discuss barriers to success. When plastics company W.L. Gore & Associates kills a project, they host a celebration with beer or champagne, just as they would if the … [ Read more ]

Author: Lisa Bodell | Source: Why You Didn’t Meet Your Innovation Goals in 2014 | Original Publication: strategy+business | Subject: Innovation

A fearless workplace frees people to take the risks innovation requires. At W.L. Gore, the Delaware chemical products company famous for Gore-Tex and other high-performance products, mistakes made in the pursuit of novel solutions are accepted as part of the creative process. When a project is killed, staff members celebrate its passing with beer and champagne. When a project fails, a post-mortem is conducted. Flawed … [ Read more ]

Author: Jay Rao | Source: To Innovate, Get the People Issues Right | Original Publication: Babson Insight | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior, Project Management