Brilliant Failure Chapter 3: Partner Selection
Channel: r4d programme
Date: 08/06/2022

We do not like to admit failures. But why not? Why not understanding failures as something productive, something that helps us and our partners to flourish and grow? 

The r4d synthesis project "Brilliant Failure in International Partnerships" brings together stories, conversations, and thoughts on ‘brilliant failures’ as part of r4d partnership processes, and beyond. Looking at ‘brilliant failures’ of research partnerships - Events and Emotions- will help to understand multiple social- cultural and institutional components of partnerships and their potential for change and transformation. Failures are undesirable, but we want to reveal that a new culture towards failure will provide the ground for true learning opportunities as an option to serve as an impetus for improvement and change. To accept failures as an inevitable and valuable aspect of life in general and innovation, will improve the way we work, negotiate and succeed in partnerships. 

The half-hour film "Brilliant Failure in International Partnerships" consists of three chapters. They consist of video footage, recordings of zoom interviews and drawn animations and can be watched individually or as a group. 
Chapter 1: What is Failure? 
Chapter 2: Knowledge Management, Success and Leadership 
Chapter 3: Partner Selection 

Credits: 
Produced by Pia Hollenbach, Nishara Fernando, Eliud Birachi, Elisabeth Jimenez, Sonja Schenkel
Video directed and edited by Sonja Schenkel
Camera: Carlotta Holy (Switzerland), Martin Moll (Bolivia)
Color Corrections: Philipp Ringli

Animation:
Creative Direction by Sonja Schenkel and Sasha Langford
Illustration: Sasha Langford
Animation: Alfi Dawes
Voice: Duncan Brown
Production Coordinator: Jenny Aldred

Produced by Brickwall in collaboration with Storytex

www.k4d.ch / r4d Synthesis project