From the course: Enhancing Team Innovation
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Psychological flexibility and failing
From the course: Enhancing Team Innovation
Psychological flexibility and failing
- According to Albert Einstein, anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. And as we know, innovation is all about embracing new and uncharted territory. One of the biggest predictors of innovation is how well a person deals with what could be perceived as failure. In fact, Ed Catmull, the cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios, has created a working culture where failure is not only accepted, it's encouraged. To push boundaries, create something new, and further develop concepts that already exist. There's an element of trial and error. You won't know what works or doesn't work until you try an approach. In fact, it can be far costlier to prevent an error rather than fixing an attempt to try something new. What we know about people who embrace, accept, and celebrate failure is they have two distinct qualities. Psychological flexibility and resilience. Psychological flexibility is about being present in the moment and accepting difficult situations, thoughts, and…
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