Failure Is…

Failure is measurable – you set a goal, and you fail to reach it

Failure is a great teacher, if you are a good student

Little failures mean you are innovating

Big messy failures mean you are innovating poorly

Failure does not equate giving up

Failure does not equate rejecting your vision, although it can

Failure’s causes might not always be perfectly understood, but should always be carefully analyzed

Failure is not painless

Failure is not understood or respected by people who don’t care about innovation

Failure should lead to lessons and new action, not regrets and passivity

Failure always has a silver lining