Let’s revisit the concept of failure-friendliness � Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Strategist and Consultant

Let’s revisit the concept of failure-friendliness � Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Strategist and Consultant: Although techies vary greatly in their attitudes about projects that don’t work out, we also tend to make tacit assumptions that everyone concerned understands that we are not engaged in an exact science but in an evolving process.

Techies also tend to regard failure as pretty interesting – as a good source of information about what ought to be fixed when Version 97.53.01 of the software is released. We also enjoy working on cool tools, even if such tools don’t actually deliver the outcomes desired by those who are underwriting the project. This form of process orientation can be less than endearing to decision-makers in nonprofit organizations.