The Right Kind Of Wrong Apr 2026

Harvard Business School professor Amy C. Edmondson's 2023 book, The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well , defines three types of failure—intelligent, basic, and complex—to guide individuals toward learning from mistakes. The work emphasizes cultivating a "scientist's mindset" and fostering psychological safety to reframe setbacks as valuable data, rather than personal failures. Read more about the book's concepts at Harvard Business School. The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well