tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548613718636739636.post645700312967845190..comments2024-03-22T07:16:32.743-04:00Comments on Paul Gestwicki's Blog: Safe FailPaul Gestwickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00684898302302604274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548613718636739636.post-64727497792229919702010-12-30T16:05:41.012-05:002010-12-30T16:05:41.012-05:00I think I get what you mean here, Jaek, but I thin...I think I get what you mean here, Jaek, but I think it's important to see the contrast in the experiences. In 345/545, there was no client partner, no third party to whom the students were accountable. The project could be considered one of building a prototype in hopes of landing a contract, and in the end, this guy's team would not have won the contract. In business, that would be bad, but since it was insulated in the "safe fail" environment, there were no negative long-term consequences. Instead, the students (or at least this one) were able to frame it as a positive learning experience despite the overt failure.<br /><br />In contrast, the Morgan's Raid project has a real audience, and the senior capstone involves client partners external to the university. If this student is able to leverage his experience from 345/545 to promote success in these other endeavors, I'd call that a big win for the university experience.Paul Gestwickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684898302302604274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548613718636739636.post-47654698152533871612010-12-23T00:12:04.173-05:002010-12-23T00:12:04.173-05:00Collateral-learning is generally not a bad thing -...Collateral-learning is generally not a bad thing - it's awesome when we learn from nearly-every situation.<br /><br />Learning-from-failure is a dangerous phrase that can be used to con one's self into a cycle of taking on future failures in the name of learning.<br /><br />...<br /><br />If the goal of producing a product is to remain, then one cannot just revise their analysis of success, they must revise the situation (ex: project) in order to succeed. (This is where there's a huge draw to add more silver bullets intead of reducing the actual risk - which is often the project extent ... especially since having a new-silver-bullet allows one to re-apply the learning-from-failure claim ... even when the silver-bullet does not actually kill the omnipresent Jabberwocky).<br /><br /><br />...<br /><br />Speaking from side-experience, of course... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com