I was discussing this with someone in an enterprise organisation recently and one of their favourite internal mantras is to fail loudly.

They want to create a culture that encourages collective learning - and we can often learn more from unpicking our failures than celebrating our successesEdmondson found safe hospital teams reported more errors, yet made fewer. Loud failure is how teams get safer.

Carol Dweck talks about fear of failure being a learnt behaviour. More info: Mindset

Why we fear failure

We naturally learn through trial and error. Babies walk, fall, then get up and do it again. As we develop self-awareness, so we start to become self-conscious and we start to fear judgment from others.

We become fearful of having our shortcomings exposed. So we start to fear failure“Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil. They aren’t evil at all. They are an inevitable consequence of doing something new.” Ed Catmull.

Build experience quickly

But at the speed of change with AI, we can’t afford to let fear dictate our path. We’re all learning, and we all need to continue to learn. All of this is new to all of us.

Gather as much feedback as you can - from humans and agents. Build your body of experience quickly.

Measure the failures

It is one of the reasons why measuring is so critical. Capture your failures as well as your successes, and have a culture that celebrates the journey.

There is no risk-free AI adoption. Recording your failures will help you succeed quicker.

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