Anecdotally Speaking

159 – Try and try and try again


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This week on Anecdotally Speaking, Mark shares a story that combines negative and positive stories he could have told independently. In doing so, he provides examples of what to do and what not to do, particularly when innovating. 
The story follows the attempts of two different teams to achieve the first powered, controlled flight—teams led by Samuel Pierpont Langley and the Wright brothers. It reminds Shawn of the story of how James Dyson designed and produced the first bagless vacuum cleaner, which he shared in episode ‘032 – Dyson innovation really sucks’: https://buff.ly/2Jwj3yj
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Anecdotally SpeakingBy Shawn Callahan & Mark Schenk

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