A few days ago I came across an article in Business Week that discussed the relationship between failure and innovation. The article was written by G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón of Maddock Douglas- a company that invents, brands, and markets products "for companies driven by innovation."
The article not only discusses the fact that failure is often a prerequisite to innovation, but also offers advice to employees who want to get their co-workers and companies on-board with their innovative ideas.
Check out this encouraging article: http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2009/ca20091124_903257.htm
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This article helped reinforce the idea that failure or mistakes can lead to learning and that these shortcomings can actually allow for more success in the future. What I found particularly interesting though was the point on terminology for initial launches/testing of innovations. I never thought of different terminology (i.e. soft launches vs. beta or prototypes) as having an effect on users.
I really enjoyed this article since my father is an entrepreneur and I have seen first hand how often innovation fails. Maybe using some of the technique could really effect user trial and success in the future.