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Fail Fast Prep

Module
JS2
Skill
[Confidence]
Minutes
40

Learning Objectives

  • Relate the failing fast concept to your life experiences

Introduction

Failing fast is crucial for identifying flaws and giving you a quick opportunity to change anything that is needed.

Embracing failure as a learning opportunity accelerates growth and adaptation and is a skill that makes you a more efficient professional.

Exercises

Failing fast (20 minutes)

Goal: Learn about failing fast

  • Read this piece that will introduce you to the concept of failing fast and how this can be put into practice by using the Agile framework.
  • Watch this video about failure and how you learn and innovate.

Reflect on your experience of Failing Fast (20 minutes)

Goal: Reflection on failing fast concept in your life

Considering what you have learned regarding Failing Fast, think of an instance when you failed to achieve something you aimed for.

Write down about this event and reflect on it.

You can use the following questions to guide you.

  • What did you learn from it?
  • Did you try a different approach to achieve the same goal?
  • Did you change the objective you were after?
  • What would you have done differently?