Permission to Fail: Using “Failure” to Spark Learning

Permission to Fail: Using “Failure” to Spark Learning

Session Overview: In fast-changing organizations, avoiding failure can quietly become the biggest risk of all. For organizational leaders, the challenge is no longer how to prevent mistakes, but how to design learning that keeps pace with uncertainty.

This session explores how intentional, small-scale experimentation can turn uncertainty into insight and accelerate organizational learning. Participants will examine what experimentation looks like in practice, why psychological safety and curiosity are essential conditions for learning, and how leaders can move teams from guessing to testing assumptions. Grounded in research from organizational psychology and innovation practice—and brought to life through practical examples—this session offers a clear framework for designing low-risk experiments that generate real learning. Attendees will leave with concrete tools to apply experimentation in their own contexts and strategies for shifting culture from performance-only thinking to continuous learning.

Session Takeaways:

Participants will leave with

• An understanding of how experiments can lead to insight
• an experimentation tool
• ideas for working more efficiently to keep up with the pace of change

About the Speaker:

Jyssaka Meyers, Ed.D

Jyssaka is a learning and organizational development leader who helps teams learn faster in environments of uncertainty. In her role as Vice President of Retail Learning and Development, she designs and leads initiatives that connect learning strategy to real business outcomes—not just checklist activities. With a background in communication, organization development, and educational leadership, Dr. Meyers brings an evidence-informed yet highly practical approach to organizational learning. Her approach blends evidence-based thinking with real-world application. The goal is to make complex ideas accessible and actionable for leaders and learning professionals.

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We look forward to seeing you at this in-person only event.