Bill Ferris: Fear of failure is holding back Australian innovation

By Matthew Knott
Updated November 17 2015 - 1:18am, first published 12:15am
"There's a fear of failure we could do with a little less of": Bill Ferris is to be the new chair of Innovation Australia. Photo: Josh Robenstone
"There's a fear of failure we could do with a little less of": Bill Ferris is to be the new chair of Innovation Australia. Photo: Josh Robenstone

Australia suffers from an outdated "fear of failure" mentality that impedes risk-taking and must be shaken off if the country is to create the jobs of the future, according to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new innovation czar.

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