“Failure presumes a lot of prior knowledge. Otherwise, how would you know whether a change represents failing? The word anomaly is important in this context because it refers to a cue that does not fit into a series, something that is a departure from common order, form, or rule.”

“Failure presumes a lot of prior knowledge. Otherwise, how would you know whether a change represents failing? The word anomaly is important in this context because it refers to a cue that does not fit into a series, something that is a departure from common order, form, or rule.”

— Karl E. Weick