Bouncing Back and Reframing Failure – CSI Seminar
November 23, 2026 @ 14:00 – 14:30 CET
We are excited to host a new Coaching in Science Initiative (CSI) Seminar titled: ‘Bouncing Back and Reframing Failure’
Failure is often seen as final and absolute: that no more progress can be made, and that all aspects of the work had missed the target. But what if we flip that narrative and see failure as an opportunity for reflection, growth and renewal? What if we reframed failures as part of the learning process and an opportunity to build resilience in ourselves and our organisation?
We will discuss how failures and the organizational culture that defines what is considered a “failure” impact the individual, group and organization as a whole. How to reframe failure in ourselves and others as an opportunity for reflection, redirection, growth and resilience, as well as strategies for reflecting and bouncing back from failure.
Date: 23/11/2026
Time: 14:00 – 14:30
Zoom link: https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/61720717724
On-site location: Gamma 2 lunch room
We will begin with a ~ 20 min talk, held in Solna and over zoom, then proceed with a reflection and discussion held on-site. We encourage other sites to form watch parties, by listening in together to the talk and then hold their own discussion afterwards. Hopefully seeding many local chapters of CSI.
To help facilitate discussion and reflection, consider the following starter questions:
Awareness: how does organizational culture define what is considered failure and how we should react to such?
Analysis: how do we perceive failure in ourselves and in our work?
Alternative: how do we reframe failure as an opportunity for reflection, redirection and growth?
Action: how can I implement strategies to reframe failure in myself and in others?
Please forward this to friends and colleagues!
Yours sincerely,
The CSI Team
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