I've Been Intentionally Trying to Fail (*NSFW*)

Luisa Schumacher Resto is an executive with over ten years experience in leading for social impact. She is fueled by extensive education, workforce development, design thinking, strategic planning, marketing, corporate relations and political fundraising experience.

Luisa most recently served as a Vice President at United Way for Southeastern Michigan in Detroit. Here she tells a moving tale about a journey that several of us only dream of taking. 

Thank you Luisa for sharing your struggles to help and inspire others. It’s an intimate story of what went wrong–no lessons learned or talk of who’s to blame. 

We encourage you to find the lesson + share it in the comment section.

Failure:Lab is a raw and intimate event showcasing personal stories of failure. With a refreshing environment of openness, it helps pave the way for change by crushing the isolation and stigma around failure. Failure then takes its rightful place as the crucial first step to the next big thing. Embrace it, learn from it, build on it.

Failure:Lab is filled with storytellers and entertainers recounting their most memorable brush with failure. It’s an intimate story of what went wrong–no lessons learned or talk of who’s to blame. The audience is encouraged to share their thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #failurelab during the moment of reflection between stories. A musical performance follows each story to clear the air and allow the audience to recharge.

Don't let the name fool you - while the stories may be about failure, the event is really about courage, determination, and the strength to get back up. 

Failure:Laboratory helps organizations and individuals remove roadblocks to innovation, collaboration, and creative thinking. This curriculum is designed to change the conversation about failure. Teams apply comprehensive, insightful course modules to everyday work situations through the use of social science, brain science, and storytelling. The Laboratory experience helps organizations replace fear and resistance with excitement and learning. 

In terms of working with corporations, Failure:Lab creates internal events and custom designed workshops / curriculum that is transforming culture by taking a deeper dive into the concept of failure.

Bring Failure:Lab to your city, university or workplace today!
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For more information: info@failure-lab.com