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    “Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.”

    - Michael Jordan

  • SoLI2019: #failurecamp

     

    Many thanks to all of the people who made the second annual Summit on Law and Innovation such a success! We absolutely did not fail to co-create an amazing experience at #failurecamp.

    On July 20, 2019, 50 courageous people gathered at Vanderbilt Law School for a day-long interactive unconference designed to explore our human relationship with the fear of failure, the power of intelligent failure, its (necessary?) role in driving innovation across the legal industry, and more.

     

    With curiosity and open minds, we shared stories, asked questions, hatched plans—all with a transparency and vulnerability that comes from true collaboration in a safe space.

     

    This may have been the first #failurecamp. It will not be the last.

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    Why #failurecamp?

     

    The annual Summit on Law and Innovation (SoLI) exists to bring together people who are passionate about innovating across the legal spectrum to #makelawbetter.

     

    Sponsored by Vanderbilt Law's Program on Law and Innovation, SoLI is about creating a moment that will lead to movement that (we hope) will ripple across legal practice, legal education, and legal technology.

     

    The 2019 theme is at the heart of innovation and entrepreneurship: FAILURE. How do we define it? Why do we fear it? Why is it inherent in the innovation process? How do we reframe it to harness its power to #makelawbetter?

    Through story-telling and loosely structured, interactive workshops co-designed with fellow campers, together we will explored failure with the intent to create connections and movement to #makelawbetter beyond the moment.

     

    P.S. We will also had FUN! This is camp, after all.

  • What is #failurecamp?

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    stories around the campfire

    We kick off #failurecamp with stories around the campfire: Stories that reveal our complicated relationship with failure. Stories that illuminate the connection between learning and failure. Stories that expose failure for what it is—human and normal and necessary for growth. Stories that reflect a genuine experience with trying and not getting it right and what comes of this.

  • #failurecamp Logistics & Registration

    The SoLI2019 team designed #failurecamp to be a combination of storytelling, loosely structured workshops, and unconference sessions co-created and co-facilitated by campers—with some songs around the campfire and crafts mixed in! Campers included a multi-disciplinary group spanning the legal spectrum along with folks from technology, education, healthcare, business, and more who joined us in our exploration of the power and value of failure in the innovation process.

     

    Many thanks to the generous supporters of SoLI2019 and the mission of #failurecamp:

    Vanderbilt Law School's Program on Law + Innovation, dealWIP and Rayna Corp!

     

    when: Saturday, July 20, 2019

    where: Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, TN (map)

    cost: $50/camper

    (registration includes light breakfast, lunch, snacks, libations, and craft supplies)

     

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    AGENDA

    The day went something like this:

     

    8:00 - 8:45 am: Campers meet over a light breakfast

    unstructured time for connection and conversation

     

    8:45ish am: Welcome to #failurecamp!

     

    9:00 am: Storytelling around the campfire: Round 1

    a fresh and inspirational take on the typical conference "sage on a stage" format

     

    10:30: Exploring in unconference sessions

    agenda creation by campers

    (see unconference info below for resources)

     

    (break around 11:00 am)

     

    11:15: First unconference session

    campers lead/attend session(s) based on interests

     

    12:30: Lunch

    campers mingle while enjoying a delicious and healthy meal

     

    1:15 Storytelling around the campfire: Round 2

    more of our fresh and inspirational take on the typical conference "sage on a stage" format

     

    (break around 2:15)

     

    2:30: Second unconference session

    campers lead/attend session(s) based on interests

     

    (popsicle break around 3:45)

     

    4:00: Sharing out from unconference sessions

    campers share outcomes from sessions

     

    5:00: Camp celebration

    Songs, crafts, and mixing and mingling over libations & snacks!

     

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    9:00 am | 1:00 pm

    Stories around the Campfire

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    10:30 am | 2:30 pm

    Exploring in Unconference Sessions

    Led by Participants

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    5:00 pm

    Songs from Music City

    #failurecamp Information

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    Curious about #failurecamp? Contact Cat Moon, Director of Innovation Design for PoLI

    c.moon@vanderbilt.edu / 615-322-6591

     

    Use the contact form below to join the SoLI mailing list and receive information and updates about #failurecamp and future events. Your information will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

  • how we #unconference at #failurecamp

    We've compiled resources to help you prepare and make the most of your time with fellow campers during the unconference sessions at #failurecamp. Click the button below to access a google doc with these resources.

     

    We can't wait to learn about your session ideas and learn from you!

  • supporters of #failurecamp

    Making #SoLI2019 possible through their generous financial support!

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    Program on Law + Innovation (PoLI) at Vanderbilt Law

    A compass for navigating innovation in the modern legal profession.

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    Helping lawyers and firms work smarter.

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    Better diligence. Better deals.

  • Resources

    what to read, listen to, and watch before coming to #failurecamp

    + some tools

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    Articles + Books

    what to read about failure, experimentation, innovation

    What Happened, Part I: Strategy Fails / Laura Walker McDonald: In this article, McDonald shares the failure story of her start-up SIMlab (mission: to help others use inclusive technology for social change work — an example of honest conversation about failure, shared to help others learn and grow. (h/t to Andrea Perry-Petersen for this story)

     

    10 Levels of Failure /via Fail Festival

     

    Creating an Innovation Culture: Accepting Failure is Necessary / Edward D. Hess via Forbes

     

    Everyone Fails. Here's How to Pick Yourself Back Up / Rachel Simmons via NYT

     

    It Is Failure, Not the Recovery From Failure, That Changes Who We Are / Greg Lambert via 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

     

    The Only Way to Understand (Innovation) Success is by Measuring Failure / Laurence Van Elegem

     

    Courage Over Comfort: Rumbling With Shame, Accountability, and Failure at Work / Brené Brown How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure / Harvard Business Review

     

    How Coca Cola, Netflix, and Amazon Learn from Failure / Harvard Business Review

     

    HBR Failure Issue / Harvard Business Review (April 2011)

     

    Why Hypotheses Beat Goals / MIT Sloan Management Review

     

    8 Ways to Failure Your Way to Success / IDEO

     

    Can Failure Lead Us to Impact? / Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute

     

    How to fail / Seth Godin

     

    The difference between a failure and a mistake / Seth Godin

     

    Performing a Project Premortem / Harvard Business Review

     

    Dare to Lead Hub / resources from the book by Brené Brown

     

    Creative Confidence / David Kelley and Tom Kelley

     

    The Myths of Innovation (synopsis) / Scott Berkun

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    Podcasts

    what to listen to about failure, experimentation, innovation

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    Videos

    what to watch about failure, experimentation, innovation

    TED Talks: Failure (playlist)

     

    The fringe benefits of failure / Harvard graduation talk by JK Rowling via TED

     

    The Puzzle of Motivation / TED Talk by Dan Pink

     

    How to find a wonderful idea / TED talk by OK Go

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    Tools

    what to do about failure, experimentation, innovation

    failforward.org resources page: assessments and tools for leveraging intelligent failure + experimentation

     

    How to run a project premortem / Atlassian