a teaser of my interaction14 talk - f*ck up design

TOWARDS A F*CK UP M@N1F3STØ

How do we incorporate f*cking up into the user experience design process?

Grawlix Typographical symbols standing for profanities, appearing in dialogue balloons in place of actual dialogue. Invented by American cartoonist Mort Walker.!!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Walker!

The Romance of Failure

Ben Huh Setup: Huh was a 22-year-old journalism major when he moved to Chicago and founded software analytics firm Raydium in January 2000... he cobbled together $750,000 over two rounds. "Uh-oh" moment: Eighteen months later, he hit a wall. "You're hopeful to the end, but we were flat out of money and couldn't meet payroll," he says... For two weeks, he says, he could barely leave his room. The way out: Six years passed before Huh decided to buy I Can Haz Cheezburger and begin building his funny-blog empire... "You know how painful it can be, but you do it anyway," he says. "I think you are better prepared, mentally and financially, but you never know if it's going to be successful. That's called maturity.” http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225204#hipswap

One Reality of Failure

But ultimately, he succeeded...

Another Reality of Failure

SO"in our world...

Failure is Fine !  For entrepreneurs & startups !  When it’s a means to an ends !  When overcoming an obstacle adds to a success story !  When the risk of failure is assumed & accepted by the $

people !  When the creator has longevity, endurance, and sticks

with the project !  When you learn from it

Failure Sucks !  For consultants & agencies !  When it’s the final word !  When you can’t see see past the obstacle !  When asses need to be covered !  When the designer doesn’t or can’t stick it out !  When you can’t learn from it

BUT"in the greater world of creativity & art...

FAILURE ROCKS!

Failure Is The Heart of Creativity Failure is awesome/acceptable when we call it: •  Play •  Experimentation •  Fun When it fuels us When we don’t fear it, or fear it, but don’t shy away from it When it leads us to do something no one’s ever done before

When we learn from it

I RISK FAILURE"ALL THE TIME

I Risk Failure When I play music: •  Will I keep time, hit the right notes, play “right”? When I get on stage or in front of a camera: •  Will they laugh at me? Or not laugh with me? When I write: •  Will anyone read it? Do I have anything to say? When I run workshops: •  Will any of you really care about any of this?

BUT

Because I Risk Failure I Gain Experience I learn new things & have new experiences I find new joys I meet new people I do things I’ve never done before I make movies, play music, act, write, run workshops I lose fear I take more risks—even risk the next failure

And, consequentially, I get better at creating

SO

WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR"

ME TO FAIL AT WORK?