1. Failure
by M. Funk, 2012

4. Even the most brilliant
act of human genius, in
the final analysis, is an
act of trial and error.
Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

5. Everybody

7. Failure will happen if you try
something new

8. Only if failure CAN happen you
are actually trying something new

9. A trick will only work for
a while, until everyone
else is doing it.
Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

10. In science: falsifiability
All swans are white.
http://wikipedia.org/Falsifiability

12. Rejection

13. Rejection
Explanations
Suggestions
Ideas
Feedback

14. In business: startups
http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/whats-a-startup-first-principles/

15. To advance from the
ordinary requires a new
game, or a new territory.
Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

16. • New Game?
Ok, new rules, new players, new whatever
• New Territory?
Ok, go away, start from scratch

18. Yeah sure!

20. Starting is hard

21. It’s HARD if you want to start
and finish in one go

22. Procrastination
• project too hard
• planning sucks
• fear or pressure
• wrong project
• clash: you and reality
• perfectionism

23. Procrastination
• project too hard
• planning sucks
• fear or pressure
• wrong project
• clash: you and reality
• perfectionism
solution is simple:
awareness & self control

24. PROcrastination
• working “against” is not productive
• indicates you should do something
else now
• wait for the right time
• work on many things
• plan pressure, deadlines are good
• sometimes, good is good enough

25. PROcrastination
• working “against” is not productive
• indicates you should do something
else now
• wait for the right time
• work on many things
• plan pressure, deadlines are good
• sometimes, good is good enough
‘out of control’ style

27. Error, whether random
or deliberate, must
become an integral part
of any process of
creation.
Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)

28. Error, whether random
or deliberate, must
become an integral part
of any process of
creation.
Out of Control (Kelly, 1994)
That’s exactly
your job, right?