Students from ICI’s “Design Thinking” Course Visited “Museum of Failure” to Explore New Possibilities in Failures
Date :
2022-03-14
Department :
International College of Innovation
【Article by International College of Innovation】
When was the last time you failed? Why is “failure” given a negative concept? And, how can we learn from failing? Last week, instructed by Professor Joshua Smith, the class Design Thinking visited the Museum of Failure along with the faculty from the International College of Innovation.
Exhibited at Songshan Cultural Creative Park, the Museum of Failure collected failed products and services from big brands all around the world. Its tour started in Helsingborg, Sweden, and has been to several cities such as Los Angeles, Paris, Shanghai, Seoul, and London.
The exhibition showcases how innovative ideas turned out to be failures, while it connects innovation with failure, and conveys the idea of breaking through the culture of fear and taking risks, embracing failures, and learning from how you failed.
ICI student Roi really enjoyed the exhibition.
“If there is a feeling that we felt all today, I could say it was laughter and joy. It was funny to me that such inventions or innovations would happen”.
Meanwhile, she captured the message from the exhibition that we should not feel down with our failures. “Take it lightly and as a learning opportunity. Always learn from our failures,” she added.
Chae, another student from ICI, felt the importance of reading others for success, and that every product is a creation of effort.
She saw the gap between brilliant ideas and failures, as the consumers’ opinions matter a lot.
“It has made me think that I should be more sincere about my efforts but have a sharp eye for innovative success.”
Segway was seen as an example to define a failure – a deviation from expected and desired results, while Microsoft Band, a smart band released in 2014, was commented with “technology can never become a higher priority over user experience and design”. As such, the spectators of the exhibition can learn the idea that innovation should be aligned with the market’s needs, while using the right tool or technique is also the key.
“Innovation and progress require an acceptance of failure,” let’s embrace failures and enjoy learning from the experiences!” Stated by Samuel West, the curator of the exhibition, whose expression might best encapsulate the core messages the exhibition aims to give to the audience.
When was the last time you failed? Why is “failure” given a negative concept? And, how can we learn from failing? Last week, instructed by Professor Joshua Smith, the class Design Thinking visited the Museum of Failure along with the faculty from the International College of Innovation.
Exhibited at Songshan Cultural Creative Park, the Museum of Failure collected failed products and services from big brands all around the world. Its tour started in Helsingborg, Sweden, and has been to several cities such as Los Angeles, Paris, Shanghai, Seoul, and London.
The exhibition showcases how innovative ideas turned out to be failures, while it connects innovation with failure, and conveys the idea of breaking through the culture of fear and taking risks, embracing failures, and learning from how you failed.
ICI student Roi really enjoyed the exhibition.
“If there is a feeling that we felt all today, I could say it was laughter and joy. It was funny to me that such inventions or innovations would happen”.
Meanwhile, she captured the message from the exhibition that we should not feel down with our failures. “Take it lightly and as a learning opportunity. Always learn from our failures,” she added.
Chae, another student from ICI, felt the importance of reading others for success, and that every product is a creation of effort.
She saw the gap between brilliant ideas and failures, as the consumers’ opinions matter a lot.
“It has made me think that I should be more sincere about my efforts but have a sharp eye for innovative success.”
Segway was seen as an example to define a failure – a deviation from expected and desired results, while Microsoft Band, a smart band released in 2014, was commented with “technology can never become a higher priority over user experience and design”. As such, the spectators of the exhibition can learn the idea that innovation should be aligned with the market’s needs, while using the right tool or technique is also the key.
“Innovation and progress require an acceptance of failure,” let’s embrace failures and enjoy learning from the experiences!” Stated by Samuel West, the curator of the exhibition, whose expression might best encapsulate the core messages the exhibition aims to give to the audience.