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Failing Gracefully

Katie Bradford | @katierbradford

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Agenda• What is failure?• Women in information

technology• Imposter syndrome• Iterating on failure• Workshop activity

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About Me

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What is your definition of failure?

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I’m a fraud, and everyone

is about to find out.

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When people praise you, you fear you won’t live up to their expectations.

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You feel your success is due to luck.

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You’re afraid others will discover how little you know.

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When you succeed, you have doubts about being able to do it again.

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You believe others are more intelligent than you.

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If you’re up for a promotion, you don’t tell anyone until it’s a done deal.

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You feel you have to work harder than others.

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You always have a backup plan ready in case you’re “discovered.”

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You seek external validation, yet don’t fully believe it when it comes.

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You keep your real life – upbringing, degrees, etc. – secret from peers.

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• Focus on providing value.

• Keep a nice file.

• Stop comparing yourself to others.

• Recognize what’s causing your feelings.

• Realize nobody knows what they’re doing.

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Iterating on Failure

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Conduct early and frequent experiments to test parts of the idea.

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Reflect on what you learned from the iteration and determine how to integrate the learning into the next iteration.

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Let others in your network know you are iterating because they will be a good source of information and feedback.

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Employ customers in early iterations and experiments. They really enjoy being involved in cutting-edge stuff.

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Don’t use the “failure” word. It’s simply depressing and not important.

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Failure Toss

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Questions?Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @katierbradford

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References• http://www.michaelgregoryii.com/2015/03/5-

ways-to-deal-with-failure/• http://www.forbes.com/sites/babson/2013/01

/28/entrepreneurs-reframe-failure-as-intentional-iteration/#471cd1a53457

• http://oncourseworkshop.com/life-long-learning/failure-toss/

• http://www.womenwhotech.com/womenintechinfographic

• https://www.ncwit.org/resources/numbers• https://www.cnet.com/news/women-in-tech-t

he-numbers-dont-add-up/• http://startupbros.com/21-ways-overcome-i

mpostor-syndrome/

• http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/10-signs-suffer-impostor-syndrome-work-0615400#ZggcXyG1khM9kbdv.97