Failure is the “F” word: the dreaded taboo that every developer, project manager, and organizational leader fears. Our natural inclination is to avoid it, flee from it, or bury it away. But it also has intrinsic value and is an essential step on the path to professional and organizational development. And since it’s inevitable, we ought to learn how to face failure, how to talk about it as project leaders, and how to grow from it. This session will include case studies, round-table discussions, and, for those interested in sharing, opportunities to briefly share examples of failures we’ve dealt in our own work. This session is a safe space for us to explore failure, to talk about our own experiences with failure, and to encourage enlightened risk taking.