The Best Mistake Ever in Development (KM4DEV NL borrel)

Event Details

Time: May 11, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm
Location: Cafe / restaurant Schlemmer
Street: Lange Houtstraat 17
City/Town: 2511 CV 's-Gravenhage, Netherlands
Website or Map: http://www.schlemmer.nl/
Phone: (Schlemmer) +31 (0)70 360 9000
Event Type: km4dev-nl, borrel, with, a, twist
Organized By: Josine Stremmelaar (j.stremmelaar@hivos.nl)
Latest Activity: Mar 28, 2011

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Event Description

In a sector where sharing of experiences and learning is increasingly propagated, you hardly hear about failures, even though they may have proven to be some of the biggest opportunities for learning.

The way development is discussed in public debates doesn't help either. But mistakes can be ok if they lead to learning, if they aren’t repeated and don’t violate or conflict with your values.

Does that make it easier to talk about it? Not really, but it's worth trying! Especially, in a community with lots of experience in sharing.

So, please join us in sharing your best development mistake.

How does it work?
In an informal setting, we have several tables (and drinks!) where mistakes are presented in 5 minutes. After the mistake is presented everyone around the table joins in and discusses the mistake and what can be learned from it. Then you move on to another table where another mistake is presented. The best mistake gets a toast and a token of appreciation!

Let us know whether you are coming and whether you are willing to present a mistake. If you have any additions or questions, don't hesitate to contact Josine Stremmelaar at j.stremmelaar@hivos.nl.

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Comment by Ewen Le Borgne on March 28, 2011 at 3:54pm: Hello everyone,

And sorry for not coming back to you on this before - I completely moved on to other things. However I have some fresh news about that event and follow up, having talked with one of the organisers of last year's event:

No report was written, but there have been mention of it in Vice Versa (and other places?): http://www.viceversaonline.nl/2010/09/belgische-winnaar-briljante-m...

The cases you can find on the website of Briljante Mislukkingen. (http://www.briljantemislukkingen.nl/EN/)

This year the award will be organised again, probably around November. However, more attention will be given to organising smaller sessions about learning from failures. PSO contributes by including this in some of the existing meetings.

Comment by Ian Thorpe on May 15, 2010 at 3:24pm: Would love to hear more about how you organized the event and how it went. I'm thinking of doing something similar in UNICEF.

Comment by SarahCummings on May 10, 2010 at 10:10am: Have to say that this is the best title ever for a meeting so I'll be there!

Comment by Tom Zeppenfeldt on May 7, 2010 at 2:37pm: Running my first marathon on May 9th. So, if my legs still hurt too much to go training on Tuesday, I'll opt for a soothing borrel.