Founder Institute for Brilliant Failures | Professor | Business | Innovation
Paul Iske is Professor of 'Individual and Organisational Learning in Complex, Dynamic Environments' at Maastricht University and founder of the Institute for Brilliant Failures. His mission is to make organisations smarter, more innovative, and more entrepreneurial.
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Paul Iske is Professor of ‘Individual and Organisational Learning in Complex, Dynamic Environments’ at the School of Business and Economics of Maastricht University. His focus here is primarily on service innovation and social innovation, with a speciality in Combinatoric Innovation. His mission is to make organisations smarter, more innovative, and more entrepreneurial.
As the founder of the Institute of Brilliant Failures, his goal is to foster understanding of the complexity of innovation and entrepreneurship. He emphasises the importance of learning from mistakes and failures. It is precisely when organisations dare to experiment and do not immediately regard mistakes as failures that valuable insights emerge, which can contribute to innovation and improvement.
Organisations are confronted with important and sometimes disruptive changes and need to demonstrate that they are agile and resilient. Renewal of the business model is often necessary, and creativity, courage, and (positive) energy are indispensable in this process. The art lies in developing environments where innovation and entrepreneurship can thrive, and where people have the space to experiment, make mistakes, and learn from them.
“Many people believe that positive thinking increases the chance of success. The ambitions may lie in various areas, such as business, health, education, sport, love, etc. Indeed, scientific research shows that under certain conditions, optimism helps in achieving goals. This seems a conclusion that is as logical as it is welcome. However, life is often more complicated than we would like. As Einstein once said:
We should make things as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
Paul earned his PhD in theoretical physics and then worked at Shell, where he primarily connected knowledge within and outside Shell.
Paul Iske is a speaker and consultant in the areas of creativity, innovation, intellectual capital, knowledge management, entrepreneurship, and learning from mistakes. He does this both within the private and (semi-)public sectors, domestically and internationally.
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The goal of the Institute for Brilliant Failures is to cultivate an understanding of the complexity of innovation and entrepreneurship. Professor Paul Iske demonstrates how to create space for experimentation, innovation, and learning.
Because Paul Iske founded the Institute for Brilliant Failures, he is constantly engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship. As a result, Paul Iske convinces many to simply try something new, from an innovation to a new strategy.
Paul Iske is Professor of Open Innovation at Maastricht University and Chief Failure Officer at the Institute for Brilliant Failures.
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