Celebrating failure openly is a great avenue for authentic discussions with people who you may not know well but whose stories of failure embolden you to share yours and to accept failure as the first step to success. By Bakhtawar Khalid. While hosting my first Fail Faire, I learned how difficult it is for speakers to embrace failure and vulnerability. We are programmed to put our best foot forward, so sharing your failure story goes against your instincts to protect yourself. This is why Fail Faires have become a platform for open discussion that facilitates new connections among the audience [...]