U-Bas Ruyssenaars usanda kunikeza umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi kubafundi abaphothule izifundo zomthetho e-Leiden University. Lolu hlelo beluqukethe inkulumo emfushane ngenhloso ye-Institute of Brilliant Failures ukukhuthaza abafundi ukuthi bacabange ngokwehluleka ocwaningweni lwabo.. Abafundi be-PhD babe sebeyalelwa ukuthi benze isipiliyoni sokufunda esisodwa ngamaqembu bese bethula kwamanye amaqembu.
Izifundo ezibalulekile ezitholwe ngesikhathi senkulumo, babe:
Vuma uma ungazi okuthile, noma ngabe lokhu kumphathi wakho noma abafundi okanye nabo
‘Thatha izikhombisi-ndlela neziphakamiso zomphathi wakho uhambe nazo, kodwa futhi bambelela kulokho ocabanga ukuthi kulungile.”
‘Shayela umphathi wakho ngesikhathi esihle uma ubambeka’
"Ungaminzi ngolwazi oluningi oluthathayo njengoba ucwaninga esihlokweni sakho"
"Ungabanjwa kakhulu ukwaliwa"
Imephu izici ezingaba nomthelela emiphumeleni yakho
"Funda ukuyeka izinto ongeke ukwazi ukuzixazulula njengamanje"
I-workshop iphetha ngombuzo ovela komunye wabahlanganyeli mayelana nencazelo yempumelelo njengokuphambene nokwehluleka. Lokhu kuqubule ingxoxo mayelana nokuthi ikhona yini incazelo engacacile yempumelelo nhlobo. Kwaphethwa ngokuthi impumelelo ayizona kuphela izigaba zokugcina ezifiselekayo, kodwa futhi ingaqukatha izinyathelo ezincane eziphakathi nendawo. Kafushane, okuthile kuyimpumelelo uma wena ukubiza njengempumelelo.