The “Museum of Failures” is the brainchild of Dr. Samuel West, an organizational psychologist, who has spent the last seven years studying failure and success and what people say about both.
The purpose of the museum, Dr.West says, is to show that innovation requires failure. “If you are afraid of failure, then we can't innovate,” he said.
Scheduled to open in June this year, the museum will showcase over sixty failed products and services from around the world. “Every item provides unique insight into the risky business of innovation,” the museum's website says.
Some of the products that will be on display includes —Harley-Davidson perfume; Bic pens made especially for women; Coca-Cola Blak, a coffee-inspired drink; Nokia N-Gage that was a mobile phone and a gaming console in one; Apple Newton, a personal digital assistant; beef lasagna from Colgate; and more recent products such as Amazon Fire Phone and Google Glass.
The Twitter Peek, a device for tweeting, launched in 2008.
Frozen beef lasagna from a toothpaste company.
The Harley-Davidson's fragrance, according to Dr. Samuel West, was a "total flop.
Apple Newton, an early PDA.
Trump: The Game was released in 1989, based on buying and selling properties.
The Sony Betamax video cassette player, which lost the format war to its rival, VHS.
Coca-Cola BlaK was a coffee-flavored version of the soft drink, launched in 2006.
Google Glass.
Source:amusing planet
