The universe, science says, is ruled by order… and a bit of chaos, but we tend to live our lives rationally and see predictability and success as our friends. Thing is, they’re not. Well, not always. Consider the invention of the pacemaker, Post-It Notes, even Cornflakes—they all emerged from failure. Mistakes have value, even beauty, and we’d be wise to recognize it.
People know what they don’t want at work—a sea of bland, uniform spaces where ideas go to die.
