＊本书有全英语书稿

所有人都听过“从失败中学习”或者“创业就是要反复试验“这种话。这些话不能说不正确，但是现实总比这两句话复杂很多。创业者都希望自己成功，也都希望可以尽快忘记自己之前所犯过的错误或经历过的失败。这就太可惜了，因为只有当我们面对自己的失败才能够避免未来的更多失望。害怕失败就等于拦截了自己的创意及创新。

作者在书中教读者如何在机构里培养出更开放的文化，训练自己把失败当作进度的关键一步。作者希望帮助读者如何早期辨识失败的重复模式以及接受未来的未知性。

关于作者：

Paul Louis Iske是荷兰Maatricht University的商学院Open Innovation and Business Venturing教授，也是南非Stellenbosch University的Knowledge Management的教授。他是伟大的失败案例机构的CFO – Chief Failure Officer，也是一位国际顾问，主要提供关于创新、创意以及知识管理的信息。

好评：

“Most [business] articles highlight nice programs and smart development models. That is a favorable representation of a non-existent, perfect world. Institute of Brilliant Failures comes as a breath of fresh air (...) With this institute, Iske looks at the context of several failed projects that instigated learning (which isn’t the same as success); experimenting and innovating; and a willingness to look over each other’s shoulders.” – MD (Magazine for Talent and Management- development)

“How can we learn from our mistakes? How do we create a culture in which people feel the freedom to learn and to experiment, even when the results are uncertain? That’s what Institute for Brilliant Failures addresses, a clear and systematically composed book, that... draws on powerful examples from healthcare institutions. The book pays attention to optimistic attitudes and a safe [working] culture.” – Skipr