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Fred Brooks On Failure And Design

Wired Magazine features an interview with Fred Brooks, author of Mythical Man-Month and The Design of Design.  My two favorite lines: Brooks: You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. … Continue reading

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Turn Failures Into Breakthroughs

Is that unexpected result a stupid mistake, or an expression of the truth?  Don’t resist anomalous information because it might lead to an epiphany. Jonah Lehrer has the the following advice: Check Your Assumptions: Ask yourself why this result feels … Continue reading

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