Mistakes can create public value when we turn them into smaller experiments, earlier truth and better decisions.

A new discipline should begin with awkward questions. Dr Tom Hitchcock proposes a research agenda for testing Mistakeology without pretending the answers already exist.

Blameless reporting does not remove accountability. It helps leaders surface mistakes early, understand the whole chain and turn honesty into better systems.

Mistakes shape innovation, confidence, accountability and decision-making. Tom Hitchcock explains why they deserve a discipline of their own, and why he chose to put Mistakeology to the test through a PhD.