I have often spoken about our ability to learn from failure. When we fail (hopefully, very infrequently), we analyze what we did wrong to insure we don’t repeat the same mistakes. But, when we succeed, we always assume we planned and executed perfectly. We don’t consider the fact that we may have been lucky, that some unforeseen event changed the environment that afforded our efforts the success we achieved. (It’s why we propose post-mortems on every project and plan. We want to learn what worked and what didn’t.) But, it’s sometimes easier to look at someone else’s failure to learn. Given that, let’s see the fodder one failed project can provide. Continue reading Better call your brother! He ain’t never seen a wreck like this one!
