These days, a lot of us talk big about failure. Some funders are pushing for more transparency so that money can be allocated more effectively. Harvard Business Review recently published an entire issue of the magazine on failed companies, technologies, and innovations. And young people are beginning to take more risks, some that may lead to some big fails, to help find a career with meaning.

For social innovators, the fear of failure is always lurking in the background. But without the possibility of failure, there is no chance for breakthrough innovation, for that game-changing idea to come into being. Shine a light on failure. Embrace it. Learn from it, and look for the solutions in it.

The feed below features our recent thinking and activity on failure. We encourage you to your add your voice to the conversation.

The Buzz 4-13-12


Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: women and social change, adding failure to your resume, underestimating Africa, and the 2012 Echoing Green Fellowship Finalists!Read more.

The Buzz 4-6-12


Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: finding success through failure, the gaps in social entrepreneurship, and finding your voice as a quiet leader.Read more.

The Wisdom of Failure


Echoing Green President Cheryl L. Dorsey reflects on her Clinton Global Initiative University panel presentation about turning moments of failure into opportunities. Read more.

The Buzz 3-16-12


Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: sharing our failures, the future of higher education, Sir Ken Robinson, and women who have influenced you. Read more.

The Buzz 3-9-12

Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this past week.

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