There is incontrovertible wisdom in learning from failure, yet organisations that do it well are extraordinarily rare. In this series, launched as a key feature of the Impact/Failure conclave, we feature articles, podcasts, and videos by social sector leaders and development professionals, where they share the challenges they faced, reflect upon their mistakes, and highlight the lessons learned in light of their failures. Through these experiences, we learn to fail forward, fail more productively, and fail better. These stories are crowd-sourced and we invite you to share your failure story so that we may celebrate the learning!
Across developing countries, some 3 billion people still use traditional cooking methods. For decades, governments and NGOs have been trying to get improved or clean
“Anshu Gupta and Bezwada Wilson on their Journey from Marginalised, Oppressed Communities to Leaders in Social Impact and Agents of Change “
Vijay Mahajan and MS Sriram on the Failures they Faced in Building a Micro-credit Model for the Poor
Harish Hande and Thomas Pullenkav Dissect Two Big Failures in the SELCO Journey
