No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their failures than their successes, and keep that knowledge longer.
任何人都不愿意犯错， 但是一项新研究表明，组织机构从失败中学到的经验比从成功中学到的更多，而且保持时间更为长久。
One of the researchers was Vinit Desai, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. He worked with Peter Madsen from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in Utah.
科罗拉多大学丹佛商学院（University of Colorado Denver Business School）的助理教授维尼特·德赛（Vinit Desai）是研究者之一， 与他合作研究的是来自犹他州杨百翰大学（Brigham Young University）麦里特商学院（Marriott School of Management）的彼得·马德森（Peter Madsen）。
They did not find much long-term "organizational learning" from success. It is possible, they say. But Professor Desai says they found that knowledge gained from failure lasts for years.
他们没有发现太多从成功中学到的长期“系统经验”。 他们称这是有可能的， 但是德赛教授称他们发现从失败获取的经验能持续多年。
He says organizations should treat failures as a learning opportunity and not try to ignore them.
他称组织机构应该把失败视作一次学习机会而不是试图忽略它。
The study looked at companies and organizations that launch satellites and other space vehicles. Professor Desai compared two shuttle flights.
该研究把目标放在了发射卫星和其他航天器的公司和机构上， 德赛教授比较了两次航天飞机发射。
