FAILURE
IS NOT AN
OPTION
THE ONLY
Brian
H E L L O
My name is
@brianhousand@gmail.com
@brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
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BE PRESENT
& ABSORB
BE PRESENT
& ABSORB
I CAN’T COMPETE WITH YOUR EMAIL
Know it AllLEARN
STOP!
Collaborate
& Listen
SHARING
IS CARING
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It’s all about
YOU!
FIND SOMEONE
THAT MATCHES
YOU ON AT LEAST
EIGHT ITEMS
DEFINING FAILURE
FUN WITH FAILURE
LUNCH 11:30-12:30
IMPOSTERS
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
END 3:15
FAILURE
IS NOT AN
OPTION
FAILURE
IS THE ONLY
OPTION
“We need to
fail down here
so we don’t
fail up there.”
F
A
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L
F
A
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L
IRST
TTEMPTS
N
EARNING
FAILURE
Is a necessary
E V I L
FAILURE
In FACT, it isn’t EVIL at all.
It is a NECESSARY
- Ed Catmull
isn’t a necessary evil.
consequence of doing
something NEW.
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/wall-e/images/6412320/title/wall-e-wallpaper-wallpaper
“We want to do something
that is new, original —
something where
there’s a good
chance
of failure.”
“The attempt to avoid failure
makes failure more likely.
Trying to avoid
failure by
out-thinking it
dooms you
to fail.”
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Sadness
- Ed Catmull
What is
Failure?
Early on,
all of our movies suck.
Ed Catmull
FAILURE VS GIVING UP
“Negative results are just what I want.
“They’re just as valuable to me as positive results.
“I can never find the thing that does the job best
“until I find the ones that don’t.”
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
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FAILURE
WORDS
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BRAIN
WARMUP
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Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?
Try
Thinking
Like a KID
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WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?
SOMETIMES
YOU ARE
JUST STUCK
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Words
Questions
Metaphor
http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-think-we-just-moved-an-inch-oh-no-just-imagined-it-fml#.bcJ7zxNKW
EXAMPLES &
NONEXAMPLES
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LET’S TAKE A WALK
What do you
NOTICE?
What do you
WONDER?
Wonder
is the
beginning
of wisdom.
SOCRATES
Break.
The most creative people
are willing to work in the
shadow of uncertainty.
The most creative people
are willing to work in the
shadow of uncertainty.
Assign
projects
that
flummox
perplex (someone) greatly;
bewilder
flummox
verb
FUN WITH FAILURE
1. PIPE PROBLEMS
2.TOP SECRET!!!
3.THE MIND
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Let’s eat.
WELCOME BACK
CELEBRATE
MISTAKES
RACING AGAINST TIME
AND
YOU CAN NOT TALK,
POINT, OR GESTURE!
YOU CAN ONLY GAZE INTENTLY AT EACH OTHER!
OR PLACE THE BIG RED PAWN IN FRONT OF ANOTHER PLAYER.
MOVE ONTO A RED TIMER SPACE
AND FLIP THE TIMER TO TALK!
TIME KEEPS RUNNING
AND YOU CAN NOT
MOVE UNTIL YOU
STOP TALKING!
FORWARDFORWARD
KEEP MOVINGKEEP MOVING
Creative people discover and realize
their visions over time and through
dedicated, protracted struggle.
Creative people discover and realize
their visions over time and through
dedicated, protracted struggle.
IS INSIDE
OF US ALL
CREATIVITY
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The
Artist
Seeing beauty,
creating beauty.
The
Thinker
Deep thoughts,
big questions.
The
Adventurer
So much
inspiration, so
little time.
The
Maker
Committed to
your craft.
The
Producer
Process is
power.
The
Dreamer
The power of
imagination
unleashed.
The
Innovator
Move, shake,
disrupt, repeat.
The
Visionary
Imagining the
impossible.
Find your passion!
Develop your passions!
GROWTH
MINDSET
FIXED
MINDSET
TECHIE FUZZY
They must know how to link apparently
unconnected elements to create something new.
People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age must
understand the connection between diverse, and
seemingly separate disciplines.
-- Daniel Pink in AWhole New Mind
Difficulty may have
signaled that it was
not their interest
after all.
“Urging people to find
their passion may lead
them to put all their
eggs in one basket but
then to drop that
basket when it becomes
difficult to carry.”
What if I am
not smart?
Imposter
Phenomenon
TOP SECRET
I’m often afraid that I may fail at a new
assignment or undertaking even though
I generally do well at what I attempt.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
I’m disappointed at times in my present
accomplishments and think that I should
have accomplished much more.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
I rarely do a project or task as well as I’d
like to do it.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
I tend to remember the incidents in
which I have not done my best more
than those times I have done my best.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
I feel bad and discouraged if I’m not
“the best” or at least “very special” in
situations that involve achievement.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
TOTAL Category
Less than 10 Few IP Experiences
11 - 15 Moderate
16 - 20 Frequent
21 - 25 Intense
CLANCE IMPOSTER PHENOMENON SCALE
The Perfectionist
TOP SECRET
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON
Do you feel like your work must be
100% perfect 100% of the time?
Do you have great difficulty
delegating?
Do you feel like you could have
always done even better?
Perfectionism
PROCRASTINATION
The expert
TOP SECRET
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON
Do you put off starting a project
because you do not have ALL of the
information?
Have you ever worried that
someone would find out that you
didn’t know the answer?
Perfectionism
PROCRASTINATION
PARALYSIS
The natural genius
TOP SECRET
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON
SMART ≠ +
The Soloist
TOP SECRET
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON
Do you often feel that you have to
accomplish things on your own?
Ever had a question and not asked it
even when you needed the answer?
Do you often say, “I don’t need
anyone’s help.”
INTERDEPENDENCE
The Superwoman/man
TOP SECRET
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON
Do you get stressed when you are
not working and find downtime
completely wasteful?
Do you work longer than your team
even past the point that the task is
completed for the day?
Often addicted
to the
VALIDATION
that comes
from working
rather than the
work itself.
THE PERFECTIONIST
THE EXPERT
THE NATURAL GENIUS
THE SOLOIST
THE SUPERWOMAN / MAN
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON
Learn to value
constructive criticism.
You are not your idea.
NOT asking for
help actually slows
you down.
Mistakes and
failure are part of
the learning
process.
“It is important for young people to know
that even the most gifted adult
performers and idea generators have
periods when they question their abilities,
but they learn to show confidence even
when they do not feel it.”
(Subotnik, 2015)
Every
Thing
Is Alive
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
CARL SANDBURG
@ianchilag
We're a podcast.
We interview
inanimate
objects about
their lives.
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FAILURE
WORDS
CUT WORDS APART
GROUP THE WORDS
LABEL THE GROUPS
Hilda Taba Technique
Use the categories to
fashion a definition.
Create a visual that shows
the definition either as
a model or a metaphor.
Let’s Define
FAILURE!
It is impossible to live
without failing at something,
unless you live so cautiously
that you might as well
not have lived at all
- in which case,
you fail by default.
J. K. ROWLING brianhousand.com
I guess you could call it a FAILURE,
but I prefer the term
LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
ANDY WEIR
THE MARTIAN brianhousand.com
AS LONG
AS YOU’RE
LEARNING,
YOU’RE NOT
FAILING.
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