Fail Better · Design Smart Mistakes and Succeed Sooner by Sastry, Kara Penn Anjali -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Introduction Part I The Antidote to Failure

1. Failures Are Inevitable

Failures, Small and Good, Big and Bad It’s Not You, It’s the System Complexity The Benefits of Accepting That You Will Fail Projects Are the Crucible

2. Three Steps for Harnessing Failure

The Fail Better Method Failing Better Is Not Easy, but Its Rewards Are Clear

3. Charting Your Fail Better Path

Advice for Using This Book Taking Your First Steps to Implement the Method

Part II Fail Better: Step-by-Step

4. Launch Your Project

Launches Often Miss the Mark, but You Can Do Better Link Actions to Outcomes Marshal Your Resources Build Your Team To Sum Up Our Launch Advice: Inspiration and Guidance

5. Iterate to Build and Refine

The Power of Iteration Plan the Action Take Action Make a Decision To Sum Up Our Iteration Advice: Inspiration and Guidance

6. Embed the Learning

Extracting the Lessons from Experience Examine Your Results Enhance Your Practices Share Your Discoveries To Sum Up Our Embed Advice: Inspiration and Guidance

Part III Moving from Ideas to Practice

7. Developing Your Mind-Set for Implementation

Helpfulness Talking about Failures as They Happen Managing Time Frames Resilience Concluding Thoughts

8. Our Design-for-Learning Foundations

The Only Benefit of Failing Is Your Learning Calibrated Challenges Freedom and Safety Meaningful Feedback Concluding Thoughts

9. Practical Fail-to-Succeed Lessons from a Frugal Innovator

Delivering Low-Cost Health Interventions to Many The Maternal Health Challenge IMNCS—The Rural Program Manoshi—The Urban Program Concluding Thoughts: What BRAC Reveals about Failing Better

10. Fail Better Can Change the World

Start Today Notes Acknowledgments About the Authors