Cases and things that went wrong
Content to challenge the work culture
When startups fail
Challenging gender paradigms
We listed some of the most common negative reactions to failure that we see in work environments.
Money, while the main incentive, is not the only reason why tech talent decides to change jobs.
A lot of resistance to change happens because of biases at work. Here are some of them...
We lived 2022 with urgency. Vaccinated and ready to hug each other again, we were ready to live again, to be better, and learn from failure... or not
While it cannot be measured or quantified, "catharsis" is a concept you're probably familiar with... or are you?
We came up with 4 fictitious archetypes that encompass toxic habits in the office. Within these four profiles we find real bad practices.
Fuckup Nights (FUN): A global movement with events in more than 300 cities of more than 80 countries, speaking more than 30 languages (and growing).
"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure to failure" "Failure is success in progress"... and it is, right?.... RIGHT?!
Financial crises. Bad investments. Fights among partners. These are just a few of the many fuck ups we've head throughout the years.
We can learn more from failure... or not? We want to explore this possibility. Is it also worth only sharing the success?
What if employees were better empowered to create their own workspaces?
Fuckup Nights have happened in unexpected places - why not in the uncharted territory of virtual reality?
We like to see ourselves as that Trojan horse that infiltrates the social sector to change the perception of failure.
Curious to know what a Failure event for your company would look like? Ricardo shares his experience as a moderator...
Failing fast is a great way to accelerate learning, however, we are promoting mediocrity and minimizing the devastating consequences of...
We asked some of our team members about the true meaning of failure. Find out what society describes as failure.
A recap of 12 stories of innovators and some interesting insights about failure, discover the Fuckup Book. Download it now!
If you're putting a product out in the marketplace for sale for the entire world to see and yet you don't have the proper ability to...
Fuckup Nights Co-founder and Director Leti Gasca and Global Coordinator Yannick Kwik are already including their failures on their LinkedIn Profiles.
Curious about what the first Fuckup Nights flyers and banners looked like? Check 'em out right here!
We're not kidding when we say it's hard to deal with this, but at end of the day everybody swears when things go upside down and...
Millennials and GenZ are not afraid to change jobs. We understand that we are not our job and that there is more to life than just making money.
Millennials and GenZ don't fear job hopping. We understand that we're not our jobs and there's more to life than grind/hustle/killing it culture.
What if we told you that you're wrong, you're not as special as you think. Check out why we think we shouldn't call ourselves "special".
There comes a time in life when we look back and realize that we have not achieved any of our life goals.
Fear of failure is fear of that lump in the throat, of crying, of blushing, or of not finding the words to share it.
With so many expressions and identities, why should success be so limited?
Following the tradition of Day of the Dead, we made an altar to some projects that are no longer with us but inspired ideas in modern times.
The ability to overcome any challenge, face every obstacle and persevere against all odds. But does it have limits?
Although the WHO removed homosexuality from the list of mental disorders 31 years ago, there are still some pending fights...
When we talk about autism, we think of the child. What about his or her caregiver? What about his or her family, support network and the figures around him or her?
A lot happened this year: migration, vaccinations, rebellions, kittens on Zoom and more. Here's our recap: the good, the bad and the fuckup.
What would it be like to live in a place where failure and perfection have another meaning? This story shows us an average day at Fuckup Nation.
What do Penicillin, Viagra and LSD have in common? Learn how some accidents resulted in great pharmaceutical discoveries.
Learn why the path to developing a product or service is much more important than the outcome itself
Most of the time, the mere possibility of failure paralyzes us, preventing us from trying out any idea we come up with.
Detailed info on our psychological safety workshop and specific cases in which it won't be a good fit for your company
Combine vulnerability, psychological safety, and difficult conversations to increase employee satisfaction.
Even when some companies are pinkwashing, greenwashing, etc, we must acknowledge the direct impact in the workplace.
Leaders must know how to face it, and most importantly, how to encourage and inspire despite it.
We live in a society afraid of trying, where transparent, healthy, efficient communication doesn't usually succeed.
A term that has gained a lot of popularity on the internet and is a problem many organizations are experiencing due to a post-pandemic reality.
We're excited to share some of the things that can turn a feedback session into a complete failure.
I grew up deeply influenced by online media, I used to jump from interest to interest and from opportunity to opportunity.
The startup scene is permeated with buzzwords whose original meaning, if it ever existed, has been bastardized, forgotten or disregarded completely.
Covering is hiding personal traits to belong to a group or at work. But how to identify it? This is all you need to know about Covering.
With these "Quitting" related phenomena, we have two predominant reactions: do the minimum required or give up.
In a system that rewards results: Is it worth rewarding processes as well? According to experts, this should be recognized at work.
The pandemic affected the project I co-founded: Fuckup Inc. Now there was a group of people under my care and a global crisis unfolding.
You will go bald. You will die. Everyone has a similar opinion about stress. It's not only overwhelming; it's ironically stressful....
Meritocracy tastes like justice: it promises (but does not guarantee) a positive consequence for our effort, but it perpetuates individualistic notions...
What do I love to do? Isn't my job the pinnacle of what I love to do? Why should I capitalize on the things I love? This mantra is a sham.
We do not have absolute control over the things that happen to us, much less over other people or events. Know how to manage your expectations.
As social beings, we slowly descend into a spiral of normativity in order to be accepted. What is recognition after all?
What's up with all that diversity stuff in the corporate world? Discover the reasons why companies need diversity and inclusion.
Have you ever felt that your accomplishments have been by pure luck? Maybe you have impostor syndrome?
A close friend of the Fuckup Nights team had a failed business, that experience, rather than being all doom and gloom, taught him valuable lesson
Some say never combine projects and love, but what if it's a good idea after all?
Curious about how Fuckup Nights grew from a local Mexico City event into a global movement?: some FAQ
Karla Huerta, Liza Durón and Verónica Del Castillo share their stories of failure for the first Mujeres sin Filtro event in CDMX.
Mixing business and friendship a bad idea? Here are some tips from the friends and co-founders of Fuckup Nights for starting a business.
Zohare founded his company after his 35th birthday. A series of mistakes and learnings gave him some valuable lessons. Take a look at them.
The shark of Shark Tank, Marcus Dantus, attended our 8th Anniversary and shared his fuck up story with mexico.com.
Okinawa's population has one of the highest longevity rates. Why? The ikigai. Discover the power of finding your life purpose.
[Log in to read] How should we use failure as a driving force at work? Check out these tips to use failure and foster...
With International Women's Day coming up, we decided to explore how perfectionism and the fear of failure impacts women and what we can do about it
We need to recognize that something that causes so many inequalities and alters our rhythms so much cannot be so idyllic.
Celebration is used when it is a festive situation of joy. 8M is not a day of happiness.
Ever since I was a little girl, I always heard a saying in Spanish: Calladita te ves más bonita. I ended up internalizing it...
Hadn't she been hired specifically to fill that position? Andrea couldn't believe it, the position she had worked for for years was gone....
3 out of 4 women carry the feeling that at any moment they will be exposed as unworthy of the positions they occupy.
At Fuckup Media we tell the B side of stories: the failures, the part we all hide. We create from video series and podcasts with failure stories for brands to e-learning courses for companies.