Encouraging intelligent failure in an MBA class

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dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-26T03:05:25Z
dc.date.available2023-07-26T03:05:25Z
dc.date.issued2022en
dc.date.updated2022-07-20T22:11:21Z
dc.description.abstractFailure has an important role to play in learning how to navigate highly uncertain orga- nizational environments. But “failing fast” just for its own sake may in fact undermine learning if not set up or handled correctly. Using failure-based pedagogy, including generative failure, whole-person learning, and entrepreneurial thinking, an MBA course was designed and experienced by 48 students in three instances. Structured around a novel guiding framework of “brains, bravery, and belief,” the course has resulted in highly impactful learning for students. Student experiments are typically based around either exploring an entrepreneurial idea, developing or enhancing a particular skill, or applying skills and knowledge to help improve a societal problem. In each case, stu- dents are supported but also challenged to go beyond their comfort zones and encounter some intelligent failure in the journey. Regular reflection on their experiences, both from a cognitive and an affective perspective, is an essential element built into the course experience. The course, which itself was an experiment and not without its own instructive failures, is now an essential part of the MBA experience.en
dc.identifier.citationWalsh C Encouraging intelligent failure in an MBA class. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1111/dsji.12273
dc.identifier.issn1540-4595
dc.identifier.issn1540-4609
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/105767
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.rightsThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. © 2022 The Authors. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Decision Sciences Instituteen
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectcourse designen
dc.subjectexecutive educationen
dc.subjectexperiential learningen
dc.subjectpedagogical approachesen
dc.subject.anzsrc1301 Education Systemsen
dc.subject.anzsrc1302 Curriculum and Pedagogyen
dc.subject.anzsrc1303 Specialist Studies in Educationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390103 - Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in educationen
dc.titleEncouraging intelligent failure in an MBA classen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeUC Business School
uc.departmentUniversity Centre for Entrepreneurship
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