Black box thinking is about acknowledging and confronting the reality that failure is a possibility in everything we do.
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in reading orderMistakes are the portals of discovery.
The essence of progress is that it is preceded by failure.
Success is often built on learning from failures.
The act of facing the possibility of failure is the essential prerequisite for success.
A lack of learning from mistakes is one of the main reasons progress can stall.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Failure is not the opposite of success; it's an integral part of success.
The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.
The most creative organizations are the ones that are prepared to tolerate mistakes.
Complex systems are prone to failure, and failure is the mother of success.
When things go wrong, don't ask 'Who?' Ask 'What?'
If you never fail, you are either very lucky or playing it extremely safe.
Failure has a higher quality of honesty than success.
Failure is a natural consequence of doing something new.
Innovation is far more about failing repeatedly until you get it right.
We need to create a culture where failure is seen as an opportunity rather than a catastrophe.
Keep what you read, not just what you finished.
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