We can measure the success of our organizations to a large extent by how much we learn, absorb, and apply from experience. Such organizational learning can occur either intentionally or accidentally!Therefore, we can assess the strength of our accumulated wisdom by the way we embrace both planned and unplanned discoveries. Failure to examine the available evidence and information means that we're destined to repeat any glitches or errors like a broken record.For example, you may find yourself reinventing the wheel every time you undertake a new endeavor or perform a task that you have already done before. If so, it means that you're figuring out from scratch all of the steps to take for everything you do (even if you have done them in the past), getting stuck in the same spots, falling into the same traps, and running into the same problems.Do you remember the movie "Groundhog Day," where the characters wake up every morning to relive the same events and encounters from the day before? Thankfully, we can all avoid "Groundhog Day syndrome" -- where no one recalls what happens from one day to the next, or ever learns from experience.This article offers tips on what to do with your breakthroughs and mishaps. The more data you can extract from them to create systems that everyone can follow, the more flexible, robust, and effective your organization will be.-------------------------------------------------------------One Explanation for Unplanned Discoveries-------------------------------------------------------------Today's projects and products, especially technology-dependent ones, involve far more unpredictability than ever before in history. Both