How Productive Failure Can Create Profound Growth + Learning with Dr. Manu Kapur

The Good Life with Michele Lamoureux

“What if, instead of passively waiting for failure, we proactively designed it into our learning processes to harness its potential for profound growth? Dr. Manu Kapur – leading human learning expert – reveals how, when, and why failure can be intentionally designed to foster deep learning, creativity, and growth in his highly anticipated new book, PRODUCTIVE FAILURE: UNLOCKING DEEPER LEARNING THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF FAILING. It’s a game-changer not only for students, but also for educators, coaches, athletes, leaders, professionals, and learning enthusiasts.” If you want to learn how to use productive failure to maximize your learning and growth, this episode is for you. Be sure to share it with a friend.

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GUEST INFORMATION Website: https://www.manukapur.com/ Book: Productive Failure book Ted Talk: Productive Failure and How Failure Drives Learning GUEST BIO: Dr. Manu Kapur is a world-renowned expert on learning and currently heads the Future Learning Initiative at ETH University Zurich. He divides his research time between ETH Zurich and the Singapore-ETH Center in Singapore. Dr. Kapur earned hisdoctorate in Education from Columbia University. Dr. Kapur is known for his pioneering research on intentionally designing for and learning from failure, demonstrating how this approach can lead to more effective learning compared to traditional methods. He frequently speaks at corporate and educational events and is often interviewed on learning-related subjects, including several appearances on NPR and two successful TEDX talks: Productive Failure and How Failure Drives Learning.

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