Needless to say, innovation, creativity and change were hardly the hallmarks of our culture during that time. We can’t afford another one (and here he mentioned a shuttered new store concept from a few years earlier which, as an aside, was doomed from the start by several bad assumptions). Maybe two minutes into our meeting he paused dramatically, looked at me very seriously and said “Steve, here’s the thing. Quite a few years ago now I had a one-on-one session with the CEO for a retailer I was working with to discuss a new venture my team was about to propose. And no one who gets on the stage, so far that I’ve seen, has not failed. (Applause) You know why this place is amazing? Because very few people here are afraid to fail. (Laughter) This is like the failure conference. “You know what the big secret about TED is? I can’t wait to tell people this. In her most recent TED talk, one of the many powerful things Brene said was this:
She’s delivered two of the most popular TED talks of all time. Brene is a shame researcher and the author of several fantastic bestselling books on the power of vulnerability, the gifts of imperfection and daring greatly. I hope you are familiar with the work of Brene Brown. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change” – Brene Brown
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