Why the world's most creative people fail more often than you
In short: Success in innovation isn't about a lack of mistakes; it is often defined by them. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explores the specific habits that allow original thinkers to turn a high volume of failures into groundbreaking ideas.
Grant identifies 'originals' as individuals who not only conceive new ideas but also take the necessary actions to manifest them in the world. A core finding of his research is that high-level creativity requires a high tolerance for, and even an embrace of, failure.
The logic is simple but difficult to execute: to produce a few high-quality ideas, one must first generate a large quantity of 'bad' ones. Therefore, the most successful originals are often those who have failed the most, as their output is a direct result of persistent experimentation.
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