Failure Patterns

One breakdown. One missed signal. One way to think better.

A monthly live session

A monthly live session for project professionals, managers, and leaders who want to spot problems earlier and understand why they were missed in the first place.

Based on real organisational failures and the problem-solving work shared on Failure Hackers.

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Monthly · Live · 60 minutes · No sales pitch

"What this actually is"

Most problem-solving sessions start with tools.

Failure Hackers starts somewhere else.

Each session focuses on:

A real organisational breakdown
The signal that was present but ignored
One thinking tool that would have changed the conversation earlier

Not to "fix" the failure —

but to help you recognise it next time.

How each session works

60 minutes. Same structure every time.

The failure A real case where things looked like they were working.
The missed signal What was visible — but discounted, normalised, or made unsayable.
The thinking tool One framework, applied in context. No tool worship here.
The pattern The recurring failure mode — named, not abstract.
Guided discussion Where participants surface where they've seen this before.

If you've ever thought "I've seen this coming — but couldn't quite explain it", you're in the right place.

The Failure Patterns sessions

The Signal in the Noise

When dashboards hide the truth

Why green metrics can mask real risk
How proxy measures become confidence theatre
What to look for when everything looks "fine"

Related reading: The Signal in the Noise

The Culture of Silence

When risks are known but unsayable

How organisations train people not to escalate
Why "psychological safety" alone isn't enough
How silence becomes a system property

When Tools Become Theatre

Process without thinking

How frameworks drift into box-ticking
Why compliance can suppress judgement
What "good use" of tools actually looks like

Related reading: The National Programme for IT (NPfIT)

AI as Confidence Amplifier

When plausibility outruns correctness

How AI increases confidence faster than accuracy
Why "helpful" answers can be dangerous
How to use AI without outsourcing judgement

Related reading: Mastering Problem Solving with AI

About Failure Hackers

Failure Hackers explores how organisations miss problems — even when the data is available and the intentions are good.

Through real failures, patterns, and applied thinking tools, the aim is simple:

Help people recognise problems earlier —
before they become unavoidable.

The webinars are a live extension of that work.

Join the next session

One failure.

One signal.

One better way to think.