Thursday, May 16, 2013

Mistake neologism: "Nearling"

At the 99u conference earlier this month, I met Cyriel Kortleven and Ramon Vullings of the 21 Lobsterstreet consultancy in Belgium. In their innovation consulting work, they have found it helpful to coin a new term, nearling, to describe "something new that was done with the right intentions, which has not – yet – led to the right result." This recognizes that the connotation of terms like "mistake" and "failure" may be irreversibly negative - or at least an obstacle to using them productively in our work lives.

It's fun to encounter fellow travelers and I'm happy to have spent some time comparing notes with Cyriel and Ramon. I'm sure we'll continue to share learnings and, who knows, maybe work together in the future. If you are in Europe and looking for some help with creative thinking, look them up.


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