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Acknowledging and Learning from Different Types of Failure

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dc.creator Vernon, Naomi
dc.creator Myers, Jamie
dc.date 2021-06-18T08:38:20Z
dc.date 2021-06-18T08:38:20Z
dc.date 2021-06-06
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:47:09Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:47:09Z
dc.identifier Vernon N and Myers J. (2021) 'Acknowledging and Learning from Different Types of Failure', Environmental Health Insights, January 2021, 15:1-4. doi:10.1177/11786302211018095
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16687
dc.identifier https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/11786302211018095
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dc.identifier 10.1177/11786302211018095
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198531
dc.description The challenges faced in sanitation and hygiene programmes are numerous and complex. Failures are inevitable. From our experience of working on rapid action learning and research in this sector we have found that when mistakes are shared they are usually those which were uncontrollable and unanticipated i.e. somebody else’s fault. In this perspectives piece we propose a typology of failure alongside criteria for research and learning processes that prioritises timeliness, relevance and actionability. We argue that these can be used together to identify and reflect on failures (and successes) quickly. We provide some practical suggestion for different stakeholders to support a shift towards a more open and reflexive sector, where all types of failures can be shared broadly.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher SAGE
dc.rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.rights © The Author(s) 2021
dc.subject Health
dc.title Acknowledging and Learning from Different Types of Failure
dc.type Article


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