Skip to content

Development Quote by Koichi Tanaka

“Most of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.” quote by Koichi Tanaka
Download Open image
“Most of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.”

Koichi Tanaka

About This Quote

Source Speech: Nobel Lecture, Chemistry, 2002

Development engineering often leads to failures, which are essential for progress.

In simple terms: Failure is common in development work.

Key Takeaway

Learn from each failure.

Themes

failure development learning

Mood

analytical inspirational

Type

scientific motivational

When to use this quote

  • R&D projects
  • product design
  • software development
  • scientific research

Key Concepts

experimental design risk management innovation

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can failures be framed positively?
  • What systems support learning from mistakes?
A Different Perspective

Too much focus on failure can demotivate teams.

2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings)

More by Koichi Tanaka

Explore all 16 Koichi Tanaka quotes

More Development quotes

Browse all 4,403 Development quotes