Learning from Humiliation, Shame, and Failure
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Inspired by his recent blog post on From Poverty to Power, Duncan Green reflects on why it's important to learn from failure, and some of his own failure stories. "Think before you jump", and "be a reflectivist as well as an activist" are some of his key pieces of advice to people working in the sector. He's got stories about playing chess from the management bunker, evidence-based humility, and How Change Happens, the second edition paperback and Open Access that's coming out starting from August 16. Want to hear more stories from Duncan and the change makers he works with? Listen to his podcast: GELI Stories podcasts
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