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Permit Contained Failure to Foster Learning

Authors: Krisztina Hirth, Andrea Magnorsky, Kenny Schwegler

Submitter: Krisztina Hirth

What should you do when you do not agree with a team’s decision?

If a team remains unconvinced by arguments and the potential failure is contained and not catastrophic, allow them to experience the consequences. This hands-on failure provides undeniable proof and fosters genuine understanding better than enforced compliance. The goal shifts from being right to enabling learning.

Examples

The team insisted on publishing technical events despite advice and were allowed to proceed. They learned the consequences directly when their implementation generated massive, useless system traffic, a lesson more powerful than any initial warning.

 

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