Columbia University (New York, NY)
We are all familiar with the many bromides teaching us the value of failure on the path to success, constrained by a view of failure as a means to an end, an unfortunately necessary obstacle to be overcome. What about failure as a good? What about the intrinsic value of failure? How about failure that contains valuable data, not just an error message? Failure that is a critical part of the process, not a means to an end? Can there be such a thing as positive failure? Can failure make progress? Can we use failure to enhance creativity, education, behavior, or innovation? How do we research failure? This two-day conference will investigate these and other perspectives on failure across disciplines, searching for commonalities and differences. It will bring together academic and industry leaders — scholars and practitioners in the arts, sciences (natural and social), humanities, economics, business, law, and education to examine the value of failure in making progress in each of these areas.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Advance registration required. Please click here to register.