Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning Through the Science of Failing - Hardcover

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MANU KAPUR developed the theory of Productive Failure and applies it in classrooms and workplaces around the world to transform learning and growth. He is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and has spent the past two decades understanding the science of how people learn. His research has attracted substantial funding and media interest around the world, making him a sought-after keynote speaker, including two TEDx Talks. Manu has held prestigious visiting professorships and advisory roles globally, and his contributions extend across not only high-profile journals and conferences, but also impact educational policies and practices internationally. For more: www.manukapur.com.

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Praise for PRODUCTIVE FAILURE

“Productive Failure perfectly defines the power and science of learning from failure; a must-read for anyone looking to transform their game, not just in sport, but in all walks of life.”
―KAPIL DEV, India’s first Cricket World Cup Winning Captain

“A stunning book that goes to the heart of deep learning, both in theory and in practice. An eye-opener about powerful ways to achieve mastery learning through exploration and conceptual play. I was totally entranced on reading this incredibly mind-shaping book both as a teacher and then later, as a research director. A must-read for everyone interested in learning and growth!”
― JOHN SEELY BROWN, former chief scientist, Xerox Corporation, and director, Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), author, and learning innovation guru

“This book speaks to me as a leader, civil engineer, academic, researcher, educator, sportswoman, volunteer, and fundraiser that we learn considerably more from our failures than our successes. Manu makes it truly productive and impactful, in stimulating deep learning and understanding, and in promoting critical thinking. It has universal appeal. It is life-changing. I wish I had known much more, and earlier, in my career!”
― PROFESSOR DAME SARAH SPRINGMAN, FREng, former rector, ETH Zurich and Principal, St Hilda’s College, Oxford

Aus dem Klappentext

If learning from failure can be powerful, then why wait for failure to happen? Why not intentionally design for it, and harness it for deep learning and growth? In Productive Failure, learning scientist Manu Kapur delivers a startlingly insightful discussion of how to do this.

The book offers evidence-based principles that demonstrate how to deliberately design for and transform failure into a deep learning signal, generating in learners a lifelong readiness to push themselves outside their comfort zones and use setbacks as launchpads for development and innovation. The techniques taught within are revolutionary not just within formal schooling and work contexts, but for anyone taking charge of and designing their own lifelong learning.

Productive Failure unpacks the science of Kapur’s theory and describes design principles and strategies you can benefit from immediately. You’ll learn to apply the book’s techniques in classrooms, teams, groups, and organizational settings as it walks you through retrieval practice, generative problem-solving, motivational hacking, culture building, and more. You’ll also reach new levels of critical thinking, innovation, and success by making failure the norm, rather than the exception, and learning how to harness it.

Perfect for educators, parents, business leaders, managers, and executives, Productive Failure is also a can’t-miss resource for entrepreneurs, founders, lifelong learners, and anyone else who wants to help themselves or others to learn better, faster, and more productively.