{"id":5726,"date":"2019-08-13T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.thinktank.de\/unkategorisiert\/error-culture-a-clarification\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:47:12","slug":"error-culture-a-clarification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/en\/magazin-en\/error-culture-a-clarification\/","title":{"rendered":"Error culture &#8211; a clarification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5726\" class=\"elementor elementor-5726 elementor-5077\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15af677c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15af677c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f43df30\" data-id=\"7f43df30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0db235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"d0db235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"breadcrumb-container\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumb\">\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25210c4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25210c4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c722602\" data-id=\"3c722602\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9e0326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tt-buttons\" data-id=\"2f9e0326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tt-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"text-align left\">\n\t\t                <a href=\"\/en\/magazine\/\"  class=\"btn btn-back\">\n            All articles            <\/a>\n            \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a9bca56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a9bca56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e432a8c\" data-id=\"5e432a8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf23806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cf23806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Error culture - a clarification<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ce7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5ce7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1203\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fehlerkultur.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5079\" alt=\"Fehlerkultur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fehlerkultur.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fehlerkultur-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fehlerkultur-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fehlerkultur-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fehlerkultur-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3649b8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-metadata\" data-id=\"3649b8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"metadata.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"tt-metadata\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>13\/08\/19<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>Steffen Grimmei\u00df<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-clock\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>Reading time 3 min.<\/span>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b7b86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"61b7b86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMaking mistakes is part of a new culture of error, they are an important step to improve in the agile world. Is that really the case? \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6350bed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6350bed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is an error?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59b8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e59b8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/positive-Fehlerkultur.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5084\" alt=\"Fehlerkultur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/positive-Fehlerkultur.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/positive-Fehlerkultur-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/positive-Fehlerkultur-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/positive-Fehlerkultur-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5067a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5067a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An error is a deviation (actual value) from a state (target value) that has been defined as correct in advance. The process of organising, however, turns the possibility of voluntarily choosing either alternative A or alternative B into an &#8220;only-A!&#8221;. Organising is therefore the destruction of alternatives. There are good reasons for this: Sometimes it is about avoiding dangers, sometimes about making processes more efficient, sometimes about simplifying steps. Those who act according to alternative B then make a mistake. &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcd512d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fcd512d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So the individual has to make an appropriate decision in a concrete situation (this is called responsibility), but this is narrowed down to a duty of care by too tight an organisation. It is then no longer a question of doing the right things in the situation. It is only about doing the right things &#8211; in order to be able to justify oneself afterwards. Before any action is taken, the guideline, the precedent, the manual is always asked for. That is the price that has to be paid for the alternative destruction.&#8221; It remains the case that if the rules are clear, they must be adhered to and every effort must be made to avoid mistakes, but if they do happen, they must be analysed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731130ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"731130ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When do we speak of an experiment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d650c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d650c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If an attempt to do something new fails, or if the desired result is not achieved, one should not speak of a mistake, but of an experiment. &#8220;In experiments, the result is always open. You can&#8217;t know in advance whether it will work or not. There has been no decision beforehand between the actual and the target value, because neither one nor the other is known. You only have a vague idea of something that could work. But what and how exactly, you can&#8217;t know by definition.&#8221; An experiment that fails is not a failure. It just didn&#8217;t produce the desired result.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cd3d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37cd3d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything innovative is also bound to failure, to failure &#8211; but not to failure. It may take a few failures to be truly successful in the end. If agile transitions don&#8217;t work right away, management is quick to claim it was a mistake, I say no, because in order to survive in the market, innovation and speed are required. There is no right or wrong here, but to be at the forefront, it is not enough to avoid mistakes, you also have to risk something, it would be a mistake not to try it.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Sources: Sprengers Spitzen: The myth of the error culture &#8211; WirtschaftsWoche 02 July 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-32ab064c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32ab064c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb0b2be\" data-id=\"3cb0b2be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798ddd71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tt-cta-button\" data-id=\"798ddd71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tt-cta-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-newsletter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-text\"><p>Want to know more?<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contact<\/span> us.<\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f52fc4f\" data-id=\"4f52fc4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289ea507\" data-id=\"289ea507\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4180a974 openNewsletterPopup elementor-widget elementor-widget-tt-cta-button\" data-id=\"4180a974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tt-cta-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn-cta openNewsletterPopup text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-newsletter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-text\"><p>Be informed.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Subscribe<\/span> Newsletter.<\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3337230a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3337230a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e97282\" data-id=\"36e97282\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3560ce32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tt-buttons\" data-id=\"3560ce32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tt-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"text-align left\">\n\t\t                <a href=\"\/en\/magazine\/\"  class=\"btn btn-back\">\n            All articles            <\/a>\n            \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making mistakes is part of a new culture of error, they are an important step to improve in the agile world. 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