What to do when failure hits
As a professional failure, Ashley Good knows failure all too well. With a little wit and shockingly simple logic, she offers a simple – though difficult - way to reframe failure.
About Ashley
Ashley Good is the CEO and Founder of Fail Forward, which supports organizations to learn, innovate, and build resilience. Before becoming a self-described “full-time failure”, Ashley worked in Cairo with the United Nations Environment Programme, as a management consultant in Vancouver, and as head of organizational learning for Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada. After working on environmental issues for the UN and organizational learning for EWB, and learning as much from her failures as her successes, Ashley decided to shake things up and become a full-time failure. Currently the CEO and Founder of Fail Forward, which supports organizations to learn, innovate, and build resilience, she reminds us: when life hands us lemons, make lemonade.
About Connection
Connection isn’t just an event, it’s an experience. Each year the Connection event brings together thought leaders from the youth service field to make unexpected connections that break through the status quo. A refreshing line up of brilliant speakers challenge practice-as-usual and provide participants with the opportunity to learn about and discuss key issues in a relaxed, creative atmosphere. Our innovative format means that you don’t just listen to thought-provoking presentations and fresh ideas, you have the chance to discuss and build upon them. Our broad, multi-sector network means that you can expect the opportunity to talk with familiar colleagues, reconnect where you may have lost touch, and get connected with those outside your network. Even our nontraditional space provides inspiration to move, think, and speak freely. Go ahead, make the mistake of passing this on to someone perfect – they might learn something, too.
