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7 Types of Failure John Spacey, updated on
The Failures Of OthersThere is something about the pain of experiencing failure that makes learning more vivid. Nevertheless, it is far safer to learn from the mistakes of others than your own.Historical FailureA common theme of education and learning is to examine historical failure in the hopes that it not be repeated. People may also learn from fictional failure as dramatized in movies and books.Fast, Cheap And SafeIf you're going to fail, it's best to fail fast, cheap and safe. In many cases, an initiative can be designed to fail this way. In other cases, it's just luck. Failing fast, cheap and safe means that resulting knowledge is potentially more valuable than the cost of failure.Slow Expensive And DangerousFailing slow, expensive and dangerous is symptomatic of big thinking and all-or-nothing approaches. It also results from optimism bias such as the irrational belief that that failure isn't an option. Many organizations have no culture of openly managing failure and it is seen as something that must be prevented at any cost.Creeping FailureCreeping failure is when something initially looks like a success but is revealed as a failure with time. It is typically the most costly type of failure as losses may go unnoticed for years or decades. For example, a new medication may be discovered that reduces the symptoms of one condition. However, after a decade of public use it is discovered that the medication causes a far more serious condition with time resulting in loss of life.Catastrophic FailureA failure that has an extremely negative and broad impact. In many cases, catastrophic failures are creeping failures such as a novel chemical that is released into the environment, only to discover decades later it has caused widespread environment destruction. Catastrophic failure can potentially be prevented with the precautionary principle.Passive FailurePassive failure is a negative event that occurs as the result of inaction as opposed to action. People tend to associate risk with action but it frequently results from inaction as well.More about failure:
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