Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th November 2019

Dilbert//11163, first published seven years ago on Thursday 7th November 2019

Learning What Doesn't Work

Tags

managers & supervisors, project, fail, failure, business

Official transcript

wally in meeting: my project failed miserably, but i think we can agree we came out ahead. for example, we learned what does not work

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PROJECT FAILED MISERABLY, BUT I THINK WE CAN AGREE WE CAME OUT AHEAD.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE LEARNED WHAT DOES NOT WORK.

YOU?

THAT'S ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Blame-Shifting"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2019, humorously depicts a team's meeting where they discuss a failed project. The team's leader, Dilbert, attempts to shift the blame onto his colleagues by saying, "My project failed miserably, but I think we can agree we came out ahead." However, one team member cleverly responds, "For example, we learned what does not work." This witty remark highlights the importance of learning from failures and not just shifting the blame.

Key Points:

• The comic strip showcases the team's meeting and their discussion about the failed project.
• Dilbert tries to downplay the failure by suggesting they came out ahead.
• A team member cleverly responds by highlighting the importance of learning from failures.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of blame-shifting in a humorous way.

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