Very interesting undertaking by the Berghs School of Communication, who invited a number of prominent figures to talk about the fear of failure. The point of this was to promote their yearly graduation exhibition. Student Louise Ljungberg explains the thought process behind the idea:
“Courage is very much associated with fear. We students (including me) are constantly flanked by the biggest creativity blocker of them all – the fear of failure. Therefore we’ve decided that this year’s exhibition theme will be – the fear of failure. The purpose of having this theme is to equip the students (and the Swedish communication industry) with a new perspective on failure.”
I think it’s an amazing idea, and it is true that students, and individuals in general, find ways to limit themselves by themselves. We create our own restrictions by being afraid of taking risks and doing things differently, ultimately because we’re afraid of failing at it and of the embarrassment that brings.
Below is the video by Milton Glaser, in my opinion, one of the greatest inspiring figures in the world of design. But you can check out the rest of the videos here.
(via Creative Review)
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