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Failure: The Blog 
February 2012
January 2012
- Offensive Advertising, Increased Sales?
- I Sold Out For Millions, Then Worked At McDonald's
- Steve Jobs on Failure
- The Famous Western Failure
- Thank Goodness for Drug Addicts
December 2011
- It's a Wonderful Failure
- Stadium Destroyed, Reborn
- Failure to Trust the Astronauts
- Failure and the Baggy Pants Tradition
- Failure at The Happiest Place on Earth
- Saving What Was Lost
- FailureBank: A Social Learning Utility
November 2011
- A Thanksgiving Failure
- Harriet Tubman's Clever Lie
- The Failures of Lemieux
- Failed to Return a Text
- Admitting Failure
- A Leaders Job: Support Failure
October 2011
- [VIDEO] Mistakes with Tasty Dum Dums
- Failure and the Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Failure Goes Digital
- Using AIDS to Fight Cancer
- Victory Despite Obstacles
September 2011
The Power of Failing
Patrick Gray at TechRepublic is a big fan of failure. A new essay reminds readers that “a failure-free climate is an innovation-free zone.”
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Offensive Advertising, Increased Sales?
A gym in the megacity of Dubai recently ran a horrifyingly offensive advertisement. They realized the error of their ways and canned their creative director, but now the exercise facility is more popular than ever.
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I Sold Out For Millions, Then Worked At McDonald’s
After taking a company to the highest levels and selling out for millions of dollars, one executive went to work at McDonalds. Seriously.
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Steve Jobs on Failure
Since the departure of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs late last year, it might be a good time to look at what this innovator had to say about failure.
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The Famous Western Failure
No artist is more associated with the American West than Frederic Remington. But for much of his life, he was a screwup.
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Thank Goodness for Drug Addicts
Thank goodness so many veterans got addicted to heroin. If they hadn’t, we’d never understand how New Year’s resolutions actually work.
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It’s a Wonderful Failure
Frank Capra’s holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life was in fact a tremendous failure. At least, until it became an essential piece of Americana.
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Stadium Destroyed, Reborn
Historic Bush Stadium in Indianapolis is being dismantled to become condos. But the lost landmark will be better remembered, thanks to an innovative project.
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Failure to Trust the Astronauts
In the early days of the space program, astronauts were mostly considered passengers. What happened to make them into experts?
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Failure and the Baggy Pants Tradition
NBA players are now famous for their baggy pants. But it turns out that this all started because of just one player and a private tradition.
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