so today has been all about educate and I’m gonna talk about failure and as
and I’m gonna talk about failure and as
and I’m gonna talk about failure and as has already been shared
has already been shared
has already been shared I’ve had a fir set of failures in my
I’ve had a fir set of failures in my
I’ve had a fir set of failures in my life has anybody here never had a
life has anybody here never had a
life has anybody here never had a failure the Casey’s two people here how
failure the Casey’s two people here how
failure the Casey’s two people here how do we feel about failure we’re
do we feel about failure we’re
do we feel about failure we’re comfortable we like it do we go you know
comfortable we like it do we go you know
comfortable we like it do we go you know what today I am gonna fail we don’t do
what today I am gonna fail we don’t do
what today I am gonna fail we don’t do that we never go out deliberately to
that we never go out deliberately to
that we never go out deliberately to fail I have an assertion here that in
fail I have an assertion here that in
fail I have an assertion here that in the school of tomorrow failure is really
the school of tomorrow failure is really
the school of tomorrow failure is really really important and we need to set out
really important and we need to set out
really important and we need to set out to fail and I have a few reflections
to fail and I have a few reflections
to fail and I have a few reflections here in these slides and over the next
here in these slides and over the next
here in these slides and over the next 10 minutes to talk about how we fail
10 minutes to talk about how we fail
10 minutes to talk about how we fail safely and how we manage our body
safely and how we manage our body
safely and how we manage our body chemistry around failure because the
chemistry around failure because the
chemistry around failure because the body reacts to failure and success in a
body reacts to failure and success in a
body reacts to failure and success in a different way so you know how does it
different way so you know how does it
different way so you know how does it feel how does have a success feel just
feel how does have a success feel just
feel how does have a success feel just visualize that in your mind for a moment
visualize that in your mind for a moment
visualize that in your mind for a moment success feels good doesn’t it it’s like
success feels good doesn’t it it’s like
success feels good doesn’t it it’s like it’s like a drug I did it today I
it’s like a drug I did it today I
it’s like a drug I did it today I knocked it out of the park I hustled I
knocked it out of the park I hustled I
knocked it out of the park I hustled I made it happen I got it out there
made it happen I got it out there
made it happen I got it out there I failed failed it’s not good and what
I failed failed it’s not good and what
I failed failed it’s not good and what do we do to kids in our schools today
do we do to kids in our schools today
do we do to kids in our schools today what do we do to kids over exams entry
what do we do to kids over exams entry
what do we do to kids over exams entry tests homework you failed you didn’t get
tests homework you failed you didn’t get
tests homework you failed you didn’t get through that exam go to a bad school now
through that exam go to a bad school now
through that exam go to a bad school now you see you were successful go to a
you see you were successful go to a
you see you were successful go to a grammar school as is currently in vogue
grammar school as is currently in vogue
grammar school as is currently in vogue my personal belief is that everybody has
my personal belief is that everybody has
my personal belief is that everybody has talents can do amazing things whether
talents can do amazing things whether
talents can do amazing things whether they’re a child or an adult my other
they’re a child or an adult my other
they’re a child or an adult my other belief is that in the world that we live
belief is that in the world that we live
belief is that in the world that we live in now continuous learning is going to
in now continuous learning is going to
in now continuous learning is going to be the thing that defines us
be the thing that defines us
be the thing that defines us so from cradle to grave we will keep
so from cradle to grave we will keep
so from cradle to grave we will keep learning
learning
learning we’ll be educated for our entire life
we’ll be educated for our entire life
we’ll be educated for our entire life and to get that kind of education
and to get that kind of education
and to get that kind of education we need to think about how the school of
we need to think about how the school of
we need to think about how the school of tomorrow spans across our entire life
tomorrow spans across our entire life
tomorrow spans across our entire life and somebody very famous in government
and somebody very famous in government
and somebody very famous in government clearly once said education education
clearly once said education education
clearly once said education education education and I’m going to say we don’t
education and I’m going to say we don’t
education and I’m going to say we don’t need no education we need something
need no education we need something
need no education we need something different you need to change the way we
different you need to change the way we
different you need to change the way we learn and we need to leverage new skills
learn and we need to leverage new skills
learn and we need to leverage new skills and new new muscles and we need to learn
and new new muscles and we need to learn
and new new muscles and we need to learn more from failing so the title of my
more from failing so the title of my
more from failing so the title of my talk is failing to learn and the good
talk is failing to learn and the good
talk is failing to learn and the good thing about this talk is if I fail to
thing about this talk is if I fail to
thing about this talk is if I fail to get anything across to you I will have
get anything across to you I will have
get anything across to you I will have succeeded and if you learn something
succeeded and if you learn something
succeeded and if you learn something today I will have succeeded so this
today I will have succeeded so this
today I will have succeeded so this isn’t zero risk for me so I’m feeling
isn’t zero risk for me so I’m feeling
isn’t zero risk for me so I’m feeling good so failing to learn when I was at
good so failing to learn when I was at
good so failing to learn when I was at school doing my a-levels and this is
school doing my a-levels and this is
school doing my a-levels and this is about four hundred years ago I’m not
about four hundred years ago I’m not
about four hundred years ago I’m not older I did for my a-levels maths
older I did for my a-levels maths
older I did for my a-levels maths further maths physics and chemistry so
further maths physics and chemistry so
further maths physics and chemistry so you’re thinking don’t invite him to our
you’re thinking don’t invite him to our
you’re thinking don’t invite him to our parties we really don’t want him to come
parties we really don’t want him to come
parties we really don’t want him to come along we thought he was fun when he came
along we thought he was fun when he came
along we thought he was fun when he came on now we know his a-level subjects
on now we know his a-level subjects
on now we know his a-level subjects that’s bad and I had a teacher and the
that’s bad and I had a teacher and the
that’s bad and I had a teacher and the teacher was called mr. Anderson not this
teacher was called mr. Anderson not this
teacher was called mr. Anderson not this mr. Anderson a different mr. Anderson so
mr. Anderson a different mr. Anderson so
mr. Anderson a different mr. Anderson so mr. Anderson you’re all thinking now in
mr. Anderson you’re all thinking now in
mr. Anderson you’re all thinking now in your minds he was inspirational he was
your minds he was inspirational he was
your minds he was inspirational he was the one he was neo he took the right
the one he was neo he took the right
the one he was neo he took the right pill whether it’s the blue or the red I
pill whether it’s the blue or the red I
pill whether it’s the blue or the red I can never remember but he went down into
can never remember but he went down into
can never remember but he went down into the matrix and bought the agents with
the matrix and bought the agents with
the matrix and bought the agents with the bullets jumping around downloading
the bullets jumping around downloading
the bullets jumping around downloading jiu-jitsu into his mind mr. Anderson in
jiu-jitsu into his mind mr. Anderson in
jiu-jitsu into his mind mr. Anderson in my world was not near he was not the one
my world was not near he was not the one
my world was not near he was not the one but he did set me on my path with some
but he did set me on my path with some
but he did set me on my path with some things that he did and he created
things that he did and he created
things that he did and he created failure for me with chemistry and I’ve
failure for me with chemistry and I’ve
failure for me with chemistry and I’ve been scarred for my entire life so this
been scarred for my entire life so this
been scarred for my entire life so this is mr. Anderson my mr. Anderson and we
is mr. Anderson my mr. Anderson and we
is mr. Anderson my mr. Anderson and we called him Scully not to his face
called him Scully not to his face
called him Scully not to his face clearly but we called him Scully because
clearly but we called him Scully because
clearly but we called him Scully because he looked a little bit like this and his
he looked a little bit like this and his
he looked a little bit like this and his if children were children were an
if children were children were an
if children were children were an unnecessary addition to the whole
unnecessary addition to the whole
unnecessary addition to the whole chemical curriculum and that they were
chemical curriculum and that they were
chemical curriculum and that they were there to learn about alkanes and alkenes
there to learn about alkanes and alkenes
there to learn about alkanes and alkenes and hydroxyl ions and organic chemistry
and hydroxyl ions and organic chemistry
and hydroxyl ions and organic chemistry all this horrible horrible stuff and I
all this horrible horrible stuff and I
all this horrible horrible stuff and I have loved chemistry I love chemistry as
have loved chemistry I love chemistry as
have loved chemistry I love chemistry as a GCSE student when we couldn’t make
a GCSE student when we couldn’t make
a GCSE student when we couldn’t make things when create things so poor old
things when create things so poor old
things when create things so poor old skully and probably is not on this
skully and probably is not on this
skully and probably is not on this planet anymore maybe looking down and
planet anymore maybe looking down and
planet anymore maybe looking down and it’s right now thinking there’s Keene I
it’s right now thinking there’s Keene I
it’s right now thinking there’s Keene I said he was a failure
poor Scully really really upset me and I
poor Scully really really upset me and I was a little rebellious at the time I
was a little rebellious at the time I
was a little rebellious at the time I formed a punk band I was into comic
formed a punk band I was into comic
formed a punk band I was into comic books Dungeons and Dragons
books Dungeons and Dragons
books Dungeons and Dragons you might remember those old games and
you might remember those old games and
you might remember those old games and things that we played and I was
things that we played and I was
things that we played and I was generally a little difficult to deal
generally a little difficult to deal
generally a little difficult to deal with mr. Anderson found it hard to deal
with mr. Anderson found it hard to deal
with mr. Anderson found it hard to deal with me and mr. Anderson was probably
with me and mr. Anderson was probably
with me and mr. Anderson was probably thinking this is before the matrix if we
thinking this is before the matrix if we
thinking this is before the matrix if we were playing the matrix story out here
were playing the matrix story out here
were playing the matrix story out here he was thinking I don’t like that agent
he was thinking I don’t like that agent
he was thinking I don’t like that agent there he’s kind of fighting me but this
there he’s kind of fighting me but this
there he’s kind of fighting me but this is not I have to fight him and I refused
is not I have to fight him and I refused
is not I have to fight him and I refused to do the revision timetable that mr.
to do the revision timetable that mr.
to do the revision timetable that mr. Anderson setters so at that point he
Anderson setters so at that point he
Anderson setters so at that point he said this is how he will revise this is
said this is how he will revise this is
said this is how he will revise this is what’s right for you this is how you
what’s right for you this is how you
what’s right for you this is how you will follow through and we fought over
will follow through and we fought over
will follow through and we fought over this not like neo in the matrix but we
this not like neo in the matrix but we
this not like neo in the matrix but we fought there was this battle going on so
fought there was this battle going on so
fought there was this battle going on so mr. Anderson knife fell out I then left
mr. Anderson knife fell out I then left
mr. Anderson knife fell out I then left school I did my a-levels I moved on he
school I did my a-levels I moved on he
school I did my a-levels I moved on he set me away from chemistry which was my
set me away from chemistry which was my
set me away from chemistry which was my first love I loved chemistry and I also
first love I loved chemistry and I also
first love I loved chemistry and I also loved art in my GCSEs mr. Anderson cured
loved art in my GCSEs mr. Anderson cured
loved art in my GCSEs mr. Anderson cured me of that and I went off to do
me of that and I went off to do
me of that and I went off to do programming instead which was one of my
programming instead which was one of my
programming instead which was one of my other loves and the interesting thing
other loves and the interesting thing
other loves and the interesting thing there is mr. Anderson also turned me off
there is mr. Anderson also turned me off
there is mr. Anderson also turned me off education and he caused me to fail at
education and he caused me to fail at
education and he caused me to fail at education and the reason that mr.
education and the reason that mr.
education and the reason that mr. Anderson caused me to fail is this
Anderson caused me to fail is this
Anderson caused me to fail is this picture here so when I’d done my GCSEs I
picture here so when I’d done my GCSEs I
picture here so when I’d done my GCSEs I was firmly in this middle segment here
was firmly in this middle segment here
was firmly in this middle segment here and diagram I could see art and I could
and diagram I could see art and I could
and diagram I could see art and I could see science and like neo I could bring
see science and like neo I could bring
see science and like neo I could bring them together and I could see the wonder
them together and I could see the wonder
them together and I could see the wonder of the two working together creativity
of the two working together creativity
of the two working together creativity and science and data coming together to
and science and data coming together to
and science and data coming together to do things I can still remember in school
do things I can still remember in school
do things I can still remember in school as part of my education having to choose
as part of my education having to choose
as part of my education having to choose my a-levels and being mortified that I
my a-levels and being mortified that I
my a-levels and being mortified that I did not have the choice to do physics
did not have the choice to do physics
did not have the choice to do physics maths and art which was what I wanted to
maths and art which was what I wanted to
maths and art which was what I wanted to do and the head teacher at the time and
do and the head teacher at the time and
do and the head teacher at the time and went to speak to him said no you’re
went to speak to him said no you’re
went to speak to him said no you’re either a scientist or you’re an artist
either a scientist or you’re an artist
either a scientist or you’re an artist you will fail if you try to be both so
you will fail if you try to be both so
you will fail if you try to be both so another failure I failed at opening a
another failure I failed at opening a
another failure I failed at opening a comic book store and never won at D&D
comic book store and never won at D&D
comic book store and never won at D&D particularly never got to a high level I
particularly never got to a high level I
particularly never got to a high level I failed with Scully in the chemistry
failed with Scully in the chemistry
failed with Scully in the chemistry tests but when I left school I decided
tests but when I left school I decided
tests but when I left school I decided that’s it universities not for me and I
that’s it universities not for me and I
that’s it universities not for me and I went to become an apprentice programmer
went to become an apprentice programmer
went to become an apprentice programmer and I joined a company called royal
and I joined a company called royal
and I joined a company called royal insurance in Liverpool where I’m from
insurance in Liverpool where I’m from
insurance in Liverpool where I’m from and I spent the next two years failing
and I spent the next two years failing
and I spent the next two years failing and I loved it I absolutely loved it
and I loved it I absolutely loved it
and I loved it I absolutely loved it I learned something from it so I was
I learned something from it so I was
I learned something from it so I was learning system/370 IBM mainframe
learning system/370 IBM mainframe
learning system/370 IBM mainframe assembly language which is really hard
assembly language which is really hard
assembly language which is really hard really low-level machine code in big old
really low-level machine code in big old
really low-level machine code in big old clunky mainframes bigger than this room
clunky mainframes bigger than this room
clunky mainframes bigger than this room very hot and what I would do in the
very hot and what I would do in the
very hot and what I would do in the thing that I’d found my passion to be
thing that I’d found my passion to be
thing that I’d found my passion to be would be I would do support and I would
would be I would do support and I would
would be I would do support and I would do overnight support as a 19 year old
do overnight support as a 19 year old
do overnight support as a 19 year old this was great I had a motorcycle I
this was great I had a motorcycle I
this was great I had a motorcycle I could go through the mers of tunnel
could go through the mers of tunnel
could go through the mers of tunnel I like midnight go into an office with
I like midnight go into an office with
I like midnight go into an office with green screens everywhere a little like
green screens everywhere a little like
green screens everywhere a little like the matrix Wonder and cup of coffee in
the matrix Wonder and cup of coffee in
the matrix Wonder and cup of coffee in hand and fix broken computer programs
hand and fix broken computer programs
hand and fix broken computer programs and those broken computer programs when
and those broken computer programs when
and those broken computer programs when I would get into the office
I would get into the office
I would get into the office the operators would have printed them
the operators would have printed them
the operators would have printed them off and there’d be a huge stack of paper
off and there’d be a huge stack of paper
off and there’d be a huge stack of paper there you’d have to work through and
there you’d have to work through and
there you’d have to work through and you’d have to fix them and I loved that
you’d have to fix them and I loved that
you’d have to fix them and I loved that failure
failure
failure I loved fixing that failure I loved the
I loved fixing that failure I loved the
I loved fixing that failure I loved the iteration of it I loved working through
iteration of it I loved working through
iteration of it I loved working through and I started to get hooked on it in my
and I started to get hooked on it in my
and I started to get hooked on it in my career and it’s interesting now I’m
career and it’s interesting now I’m
career and it’s interesting now I’m working at Google I see how Google uses
working at Google I see how Google uses
working at Google I see how Google uses failure internally and how we manage
failure internally and how we manage
failure internally and how we manage failure and I never knew any of this
failure and I never knew any of this
failure and I never knew any of this theory and the psychological therapy
theory and the psychological therapy
theory and the psychological therapy theory behind managing failure but the
theory behind managing failure but the
theory behind managing failure but the psychological theory that we use now at
psychological theory that we use now at
psychological theory that we use now at Google is called growth mindset so what
Google is called growth mindset so what
Google is called growth mindset so what we try to do with our teams as were
we try to do with our teams as were
we try to do with our teams as were coaching colleagues as we’re working
coaching colleagues as we’re working
coaching colleagues as we’re working together is to adopt a growth mindset so
together is to adopt a growth mindset so
together is to adopt a growth mindset so for any of you have not come across this
for any of you have not come across this
for any of you have not come across this technique before the idea is that you
technique before the idea is that you
technique before the idea is that you think about the effort you put in how
think about the effort you put in how
think about the effort you put in how you moved forward and what you learned
you moved forward and what you learned
you moved forward and what you learned from failure not about did you manage to
from failure not about did you manage to
from failure not about did you manage to close that deal yes or no binary were
close that deal yes or no binary were
close that deal yes or no binary were you successful or where you were failure
you successful or where you were failure
you successful or where you were failure because the body has a chemical reaction
because the body has a chemical reaction
because the body has a chemical reaction to success so when you’re successful
to success so when you’re successful
to success so when you’re successful your body releases testosterone and we
your body releases testosterone and we
your body releases testosterone and we have something called the winner effect
have something called the winner effect
have something called the winner effect so all of the studies that have been
so all of the studies that have been
so all of the studies that have been done on winning and losing are that if
done on winning and losing are that if
done on winning and losing are that if you win regularly you become better at
you win regularly you become better at
you win regularly you become better at winning come up with a logic to that and
winning come up with a logic to that and
winning come up with a logic to that and boxers use this so when boxers fight
boxers use this so when boxers fight
boxers use this so when boxers fight other boxers first of all they fight
other boxers first of all they fight
other boxers first of all they fight people who they will definitely beat and
people who they will definitely beat and
people who they will definitely beat and they get better by doing that it’s not
they get better by doing that it’s not
they get better by doing that it’s not just muscles there’s a psychological
just muscles there’s a psychological
just muscles there’s a psychological process of testosterone being released
process of testosterone being released
process of testosterone being released and dopamine then going into the brain
and dopamine then going into the brain
and dopamine then going into the brain and building up their connections it’s
and building up their connections it’s
and building up their connections it’s an addiction it’s a chemical addiction
an addiction it’s a chemical addiction
an addiction it’s a chemical addiction similar to a lot of other things out
similar to a lot of other things out
similar to a lot of other things out there that make you feel good cocaine
there that make you feel good cocaine
there that make you feel good cocaine sex all those other kind of things all
sex all those other kind of things all
sex all those other kind of things all those are the great things in life no a
those are the great things in life no a
those are the great things in life no a lot of other things in life give you
lot of other things in life give you
lot of other things in life give you that head failure releases a different
that head failure releases a different
that head failure releases a different set of chemicals so one of the tricks
set of chemicals so one of the tricks
set of chemicals so one of the tricks here with growth mindset is how do you
here with growth mindset is how do you
here with growth mindset is how do you get the body to release positive
get the body to release positive
get the body to release positive chemicals when you fail and as you fail
chemicals when you fail and as you fail
chemicals when you fail and as you fail and growth mindset is the key to
and growth mindset is the key to
and growth mindset is the key to managing that camera
managing that camera
managing that camera balance and managing the way that it
balance and managing the way that it
balance and managing the way that it works understanding the challenges of
works understanding the challenges of
works understanding the challenges of the things that help you grow
the things that help you grow
the things that help you grow understanding that actually effort are
understanding that actually effort are
understanding that actually effort are the things that build your muscles so
the things that build your muscles so
the things that build your muscles so you know you think about lifting weights
you know you think about lifting weights
you know you think about lifting weights in a gym lifting weights in a gym only
in a gym lifting weights in a gym only
in a gym lifting weights in a gym only works if you do it a lot you build the
works if you do it a lot you build the
works if you do it a lot you build the muscle the brain is a muscle try fail
muscle the brain is a muscle try fail
muscle the brain is a muscle try fail try fail try fail eventually you succeed
try fail try fail eventually you succeed
try fail try fail eventually you succeed so creating an environment with adults
so creating an environment with adults
so creating an environment with adults with your teams that you work with with
with your teams that you work with with
with your teams that you work with with colleagues with friends with family with
colleagues with friends with family with
colleagues with friends with family with children around growth mindset and
children around growth mindset and
children around growth mindset and around pushing people into areas of
around pushing people into areas of
around pushing people into areas of failure but not too far is critical and
failure but not too far is critical and
failure but not too far is critical and as we talk about what types of failure
as we talk about what types of failure
as we talk about what types of failure we should think about there are seven
we should think about there are seven
we should think about there are seven types that I want you to take away from
types that I want you to take away from
types that I want you to take away from this here are the 7 types of failure you
this here are the 7 types of failure you
this here are the 7 types of failure you probably don’t often see slides like
probably don’t often see slides like
probably don’t often see slides like that seven types of failure we’re gonna
that seven types of failure we’re gonna
that seven types of failure we’re gonna tell you about today do none of these
tell you about today do none of these
tell you about today do none of these actually know there’s one that it’s
actually know there’s one that it’s
actually know there’s one that it’s really really good catastrophic failure
really really good catastrophic failure
really really good catastrophic failure is bad okay
is bad okay
is bad okay do not do catastrophic failure
do not do catastrophic failure
do not do catastrophic failure catastrophic failure is kind of like you
catastrophic failure is kind of like you
catastrophic failure is kind of like you know well you can imagine I’m sure I’m
know well you can imagine I’m sure I’m
know well you can imagine I’m sure I’m not going to say describe catastrophic
not going to say describe catastrophic
not going to say describe catastrophic things and the one here that’s really
things and the one here that’s really
things and the one here that’s really really safe an interesting is fast cheap
really safe an interesting is fast cheap
really safe an interesting is fast cheap and safe okay
and safe okay
and safe okay and I’m going to ask you all to take a
and I’m going to ask you all to take a
and I’m going to ask you all to take a vow at the end of this session about
vow at the end of this session about
vow at the end of this session about adopting some fast cheap and safe
adopting some fast cheap and safe
adopting some fast cheap and safe failure strategies let’s talk briefly
failure strategies let’s talk briefly
failure strategies let’s talk briefly about the others
about the others
about the others failure of others if you watch other
failure of others if you watch other
failure of others if you watch other people in a classroom fail you will feel
people in a classroom fail you will feel
people in a classroom fail you will feel superior go yeah they failed I didn’t
superior go yeah they failed I didn’t
superior go yeah they failed I didn’t fail you don’t get the same chemical
fail you don’t get the same chemical
fail you don’t get the same chemical engagement if you see somebody on a
engagement if you see somebody on a
engagement if you see somebody on a video or in TV fail you don’t learn from
video or in TV fail you don’t learn from
video or in TV fail you don’t learn from it so actually experiencing the failure
it so actually experiencing the failure
it so actually experiencing the failure and turning it into a positive positive
and turning it into a positive positive
and turning it into a positive positive experience and a positive positive
experience and a positive positive
experience and a positive positive chemical reaction that’s not about
chemical reaction that’s not about
chemical reaction that’s not about superiority versus inferiority is really
superiority versus inferiority is really
superiority versus inferiority is really important so as you’re working with
important so as you’re working with
important so as you’re working with teams of people with children etc how do
teams of people with children etc how do
teams of people with children etc how do you help every
you help every
you help every I have moments of failure in a safe
I have moments of failure in a safe
I have moments of failure in a safe positive way that helps them be on a
positive way that helps them be on a
positive way that helps them be on a journey to somewhere historical failure
journey to somewhere historical failure
journey to somewhere historical failure is what we often do say ok here is an
is what we often do say ok here is an
is what we often do say ok here is an out Business School here’s a case study
out Business School here’s a case study
out Business School here’s a case study this is how somebody failed in the past
this is how somebody failed in the past
this is how somebody failed in the past managing a particular business great
managing a particular business great
managing a particular business great I’ve learned that tick I filed it in the
I’ve learned that tick I filed it in the
I’ve learned that tick I filed it in the brain in the same way that mr. Andersen
brain in the same way that mr. Andersen
brain in the same way that mr. Andersen would have tried to get me to learn
would have tried to get me to learn
would have tried to get me to learn alkanes and alkenes I filed it in the
alkanes and alkenes I filed it in the
alkanes and alkenes I filed it in the brain under knowledge that I can pull
brain under knowledge that I can pull
brain under knowledge that I can pull back it’s not a muscle memory I don’t
back it’s not a muscle memory I don’t
back it’s not a muscle memory I don’t know how to do that so finding ways to
know how to do that so finding ways to
know how to do that so finding ways to avoid others failing and historical
avoid others failing and historical
avoid others failing and historical failure is key which is where we come to
failure is key which is where we come to
failure is key which is where we come to this fast cheap and safe other things on
this fast cheap and safe other things on
this fast cheap and safe other things on the bottom I really wouldn’t go there
the bottom I really wouldn’t go there
the bottom I really wouldn’t go there they can be positive not great big
they can be positive not great big
they can be positive not great big companies tend to go into slow expensive
companies tend to go into slow expensive
companies tend to go into slow expensive and dangerous failure often politicians
and dangerous failure often politicians
and dangerous failure often politicians and governments also go into slow
and governments also go into slow
and governments also go into slow expensive and dangerous failure creeping
expensive and dangerous failure creeping
expensive and dangerous failure creeping failure is something that actually
failure is something that actually
failure is something that actually you’re not really quite noticing it’s
you’re not really quite noticing it’s
you’re not really quite noticing it’s happening and you’re slowly creeping
happening and you’re slowly creeping
happening and you’re slowly creeping towards failure catastrophic failure
towards failure catastrophic failure
towards failure catastrophic failure clearly is you know very very bad and
clearly is you know very very bad and
clearly is you know very very bad and you don’t want to go there that’s where
you don’t want to go there that’s where
you don’t want to go there that’s where people die and it’s not good and passive
people die and it’s not good and passive
people die and it’s not good and passive failure is where you don’t even notice
failure is where you don’t even notice
failure is where you don’t even notice that you’re failing nobody realizes
that you’re failing nobody realizes
that you’re failing nobody realizes you’re pumping bad chemicals into the
you’re pumping bad chemicals into the
you’re pumping bad chemicals into the atmosphere and nobody has noticed so
atmosphere and nobody has noticed so
atmosphere and nobody has noticed so from all of these types of failure
from all of these types of failure
from all of these types of failure parking your brain fast cheap and safe
parking your brain fast cheap and safe
parking your brain fast cheap and safe failure for kids for adults for teams
failure for kids for adults for teams
failure for kids for adults for teams for businesses etc and then start to
for businesses etc and then start to
for businesses etc and then start to park that around this framework here so
park that around this framework here so
park that around this framework here so how we get to success through growth
how we get to success through growth
how we get to success through growth mindset is by saying and acknowledging
mindset is by saying and acknowledging
mindset is by saying and acknowledging to ourselves and creating an environment
to ourselves and creating an environment
to ourselves and creating an environment where we know that we are going to keep
where we know that we are going to keep
where we know that we are going to keep trying and that there is no fail as Yoda
trying and that there is no fail as Yoda
trying and that there is no fail as Yoda or somebody said we keep failing we keep
or somebody said we keep failing we keep
or somebody said we keep failing we keep trying and this is like a scientific
trying and this is like a scientific
trying and this is like a scientific experiment we’re inching forward towards
experiment we’re inching forward towards
experiment we’re inching forward towards success
success
success so each failure that safe
so each failure that safe
so each failure that safe that’s reasonably cheap that doesn’t
that’s reasonably cheap that doesn’t
that’s reasonably cheap that doesn’t bankrupt you is a step towards success
bankrupt you is a step towards success
bankrupt you is a step towards success acknowledge that success say great we’ve
acknowledge that success say great we’ve
acknowledge that success say great we’ve made one more step forward
made one more step forward
made one more step forward it may take ten thousand failures before
it may take ten thousand failures before
it may take ten thousand failures before you hit that success but that’s going to
you hit that success but that’s going to
you hit that success but that’s going to be a big success for you so adopting a
be a big success for you so adopting a
be a big success for you so adopting a growth mindset this framework of
growth mindset this framework of
growth mindset this framework of repeated trying to grow ideation to kill
repeated trying to grow ideation to kill
repeated trying to grow ideation to kill off quickly ideas that are not working
off quickly ideas that are not working
off quickly ideas that are not working so you don’t get into the slow long and
so you don’t get into the slow long and
so you don’t get into the slow long and dangerous cycle and to move whatever it
dangerous cycle and to move whatever it
dangerous cycle and to move whatever it is you’re doing forward is critical to
is you’re doing forward is critical to
is you’re doing forward is critical to the way to success and at the heart of
the way to success and at the heart of
the way to success and at the heart of that is celebrating failure celebrate
that is celebrating failure celebrate
that is celebrating failure celebrate failure celebrate effort well done
failure celebrate effort well done
failure celebrate effort well done everybody
everybody
everybody this didn’t work out but this is what we
this didn’t work out but this is what we
this didn’t work out but this is what we learned from it
learned from it
learned from it celebrate with children celebrate with
celebrate with children celebrate with
celebrate with children celebrate with teams do not penalize them you penalize
teams do not penalize them you penalize
teams do not penalize them you penalize them you shut down their risk-taking so
them you shut down their risk-taking so
them you shut down their risk-taking so finally I’m going to ask everybody can
finally I’m going to ask everybody can
finally I’m going to ask everybody can you all just raise your whatever hand
you all just raise your whatever hand
you all just raise your whatever hand you want to raise here so I promise I
you want to raise here so I promise I
you want to raise here so I promise I promise that I will take some safe cheap
promise that I will take some safe cheap
promise that I will take some safe cheap and fast risks
and fast risks
and fast risks [Music]
[Music]
[Music] once a week for the next month
once a week for the next month
once a week for the next month okay what I’d like you to do is to
okay what I’d like you to do is to
okay what I’d like you to do is to schedule an hour per week to do
schedule an hour per week to do
schedule an hour per week to do something that you think will fail okay
something that you think will fail okay
something that you think will fail okay I want you to come up with a big problem
I want you to come up with a big problem
I want you to come up with a big problem and apply some different thinking that
and apply some different thinking that
and apply some different thinking that you think isn’t going to work and see
you think isn’t going to work and see
you think isn’t going to work and see what you learn from it
what you learn from it
what you learn from it see how that failure can transform and
see how that failure can transform and
see how that failure can transform and celebrate that failure and go that was
celebrate that failure and go that was
celebrate that failure and go that was pretty good it failed but you know I
pretty good it failed but you know I
pretty good it failed but you know I feel good because we’ve moved forward
feel good because we’ve moved forward
feel good because we’ve moved forward we’ve taken one step forward on the path
we’ve taken one step forward on the path
we’ve taken one step forward on the path to success thank you very much for lyft
to success thank you very much for lyft
to success thank you very much for lyft listening and I hope you all fail thank
listening and I hope you all fail thank
listening and I hope you all fail thank you
you
you [Applause]
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