Behind most stories of impact sit failures that are rarely discussed. In this session, Catherine Hasted reflects on failures from her own career and from the people and organisations she has worked with, examining how progress actually happens when problems cannot be solved by individuals alone. The focus is on what emerges through collaboration, not heroics, and what becomes possible when we shift from working as an I to acting as a We. Students and researchers will learn how others have used failure as a collaborative tool rather than a solitary setback.