We can all agree that there is a tremendous need for innovation. One of the most common sayings of the recent past was that we wanted to "fail faster". Of course, no one really wants to fail. The whole point of trying to change what you are doing is to end up with a better result! That said, it is difficult to do new and different things without running into some challenges along the way.
This actually relates to a lot of the work that I do in data standards. We are attempting to do something within healthcare that really hasn't been done before. We marvel at what retail has done. It's as if they are Olympic-level athletes. Meanwhile, most of us haven't even started the sport! It isn't realistic to expect us to be competitive any time soon without an awful lot of training and practice.
Perhaps the place we can start is with our overall objective. Instead of trying to "fail faster", maybe we need to "stumble but not fall". No one wants to fall flat on their face. We may not have the luxury of being able to fall down. But even if we trip along the way, we keep moving in the same general direction of progress.
Keep yourself connected...writing's on the wall....
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