Paul iske (1961) is the founder and Chief Failure Officer of the Institute for Brilliant Failures, with the aim of understanding the complexity of innovation and entrepreneurship. His book 'Institute for Brilliant Failures' has been translated into several languages, including English and Japanese. Paul is the designer of the AI-driven learning system BriMis.ai, focused on learning from the past (After Action learning), but also of the future (Forward Failing), by recognizing one or more of the 16 'failure patterns'.

He is professor of 'Individual and organizational learning in complex, dynamic environments' at Maastricht University and visiting professor 'Knowledge-driven innovation' at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). Paul obtained his doctorate in theoretical physics and then worked at Shell, where he primarily connected knowledge inside and outside Shell. Until 2015 he was Chief Dialogues Officer at ABN AMRO, responsible for the activities in the field of (open) innovation.

Paul Iske is a keynote speaker and consultant in the areas of creativity, innovation, intellectual capital, knowledge management and entrepreneurship. He does this both within the private and (semi-)public sector in the Netherlands- and abroad. His stories about Brilliant Failures are appreciated for their content, originality and humor!