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Join for a free Presents event: «Harnessing Failure» in NY | February 21, 2025 (copy)

Prof. Kapur and Simons Foundation president David Spergel will dissect how we navigate failure on a personal and societal basis and how we can better prepare people for the inevitability of failure — and perhaps even find joy in it. Learn…

Special Session Discussion of Prof. Kapur’s book at SALTISE Conference | February 19, 2025

Save the date for a special SALTISE in-person event on Feb 19, 2025 at 5 pm (EST). Prof. Kapur will be talking about his book, Productive Failure, with the SALTISE community at a special session discussion at Concordia University in Montrea…

Manu Kapur is the Inagural Speaker of the 2025 Dean’s Speaker Series | February 18 and 19, 2025

Prof. Kapur is honored to be the Inaugural Speaker of the 2025 Dean's Speaker Series at the McGill Faculty of Education, McGill University! Find out more about the events on Productive Failure and Rethinking How We Learn.

Chat on #1 Negotiation Podcast | November 29

Embracing failure to enhance negotiation? Prof. Kapur had a fantastic chat with Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A., on «Negotiate Anything». Listen to the podcast Embracing failure to enhance your negotiation tactics. 

Podcast interview on «The Leadership Habit» | November 15, 2024

Failure isn’t the end—it’s a beginning. That’s the core message from the latest episode of «The Leadership Habit» podcast with Jenn DeWall. In this Episode, Prof. Kapur shares how intentionally designing for failure can enhance leadership…

Article in «Harvard Business Review» | November 6, 2024

Productive Failure in the workplace: Are you a manager or a team leader who wants to drive employee learning and growth? See Prof. Kapur's latest article in the «Harvard Business Review» on how Productive Failure might help you with that! Read…