Let’s talk about failure
Denise shares a cautionary tale of service design gone wrong.
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How can designers get better at learning from their mistakes?
Jon has seven answers:
- Build a culture to learn from mistakes
- Embrace healthy critique
- Fail little and often
- Listen to users
- Design. Learn. Repeat
- Create a shared understanding
- Always be accountable
It’s gratifying to see how much of this was informed by the culture of critique at Clearleft.
Thoreau 2.0 - XOXO Conference Talk
Maciej’s talk from this year’s XOXO—excellent stuff!
An acquisition is always a failure
An acquisition, or an aqui-hire, is always a failure. Either the founders failed to achieve their goal, or – far likelier – they failed to dream big enough. The proper ambition for a tech entrepreneur should be to join the ranks of the great tech companies, or, at least, to create a profitable, independent company beloved by employees, customers, and shareholders.
All Together Now!: 30GB Zunes Failing Everywhere, All At Once
Schadenfreude by software. Every singe Zune on the face of the planet froze at exactly the same moment.
Sawse - Stir it Up! » Blog Archive » 25 Photographs Taken at the Exact Right Time
Animals and sports in serendipitous moments of FAIL.
The FAIL Blog
Chronicling moments of FAIL and sometimes EPIC FAIL.