15 years of DevOpsDays

Failing to Learn vs Learning to Fail
2024-09-04 , Main Room

In todays tech environment, both people and organizations must continuously learn and adapt to be successful. Yet study after study shows that learning is difficult for most organizations.

In this talk, we will discuss whats preventing smart people from learning new things, the development of personal and organizational growth mindset, and how leading by example proves to be extremely important for creating a learning organization.


This talk is based on studies from Carol Dweck (Growth Mindset), Chris Argyris (organizational learning) and other scholars of personal and organizational learning. The talk walks through how we personally and organizationally avoid learning because learning requires vulnerability and certain amounts of failure. The talk then focuses on what can be done to improve our learning journey.

Sasha is a founder of a new venture, Ergonautic

With a degree in Computer Science, an MBA, and two decades of experience across development, operations, product management, and technical sales, at companies including Microsoft and Red Hat, Sasha Rosenbaum brings a unique perspective to optimizing the organizational flow of work, bridging gaps with empathy and insight.