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Tell us about your most brilliant mistake in 300 words or less. Please describe the mistake and tell us: What led to the mistake? How did it occur? Perhaps most important, what did you learn from it? Did it result in implementable change? How did it affect your organization?
  • Up to 300 words.

Entries will be judged by a panel composed of Wharton faculty and other thought leaders in the field of business innovation. Entries will be evaluated based on the degree of innovation resulting from the mistake and the significance of the resulting changes.

Contest begins:  November 8, 2011
Deadline for submission:  February 1, 2012
Winners announced:  February 15, 2012

By submitting your essay and contact information, you warrant that you have the right to share this story and that the facts described are true.  You further warrant that you have read and agreed to the Brilliant Mistakes Competition Rules and Regulations.