Let's Normalize Failure (The Right Kind) | Manu Kapur

About this episode

<p dir="ltr">An expert in failure shows us how to find success in the most counterintuitive way.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.manukapur.com/">Manu Kapur</a> is currently the Director of the <a href= "https://sec.ethz.ch/">Singapore-ETH Center</a>, and <a href= "https://lse.ethz.ch/">Professor for Learning Sciences and Higher Education</a> at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he also directs <a href="https://www.fli.ethz.ch/">The Future Learning Initiative</a> (FLI). Manu is also the Founding Chair of the <a href= "https://lse.ethz.ch/doctoral-program-in-learning-sciences.html">ETH Zurich – EPFL Joint Doctoral Program in the Learning Sciences</a>.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The definition of Productive Failure (a concept Manu developed that allows you to design for and harness failure for deeper learning)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why we learn more from failing than from succeeding</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The difference between desirable and undesirable failure</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"> The neuroscience of curiosity</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Practical ways to incorporate productive failure into your daily life</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to get into your "failure zone" </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cool concepts like the looking back and moving the Gold posts</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to normalize failure and create environments in which other people feel safe to fail </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The role of psychological safety and a growth mindset</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">And much more</li> </ul> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Join Dan's online community <a href= "http://www.danharris.com/">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Additional Resources: </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.productivefailure.com/">Productive Failure</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.manukapur.com/prof-manu-kapur-at-tedx-lugano-sep-28-2019/"> Manu's Ted Talk</a></li> </ul> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more at <a href= "http://eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025">eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025</a>.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit <a href= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris">https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Coop Sleep Goods<br /></strong> Upgrade your summer sleep. Visit <a href= "http://coopsleepgoods.com/HAPPIER10">coopsleepgoods.com/HAPPIER10</a> to get 20% off your first order. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Open Phone</strong><br /> OpenPhone is offering our listeners 20% off of your first 6 months at <a href= "http://openphone.com/happier">OpenPhone.com/happier</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>NOCD</strong><br /> Head over to <a href="http://nocd.com/">nocd.com</a> and book a free 15‑minute call with their team, to learn more and start getting help with OCD.</p>