A Division of the Bureau of Bureau Management
Trying Counts.
The mission of the Department of Successful Failures is to strengthen Oregon through sustained commitment, collaborative engagement, and the continued advancement of initiatives that build upon the progress made through shared effort.
About the Department
Failure is only failure if we stop funding it. The Department recognizes that programs falling short of their goals still produce valuable effort, important conversations, meaningful lessons, and compelling evidence that additional resources may be necessary. After all, abandoning an unsuccessful program now would risk wasting everything we’ve already spent making it unsuccessful.
In Their Words
The Department of Successful Failures is fictional.
The Department of Successful Failures welcomes contributions of any size, including the ones that don’t work out.
Request ongoing updates from the Department of Successful Failures and the rest of the Bureau. Notification volume may increase over time. That’s kind of the point.





More to Come
The Department of Successful Failures is one of several offices in the Bureau of Bureau Management series. Visit the Bureau homepage for the latest.
Despite how real this may feel — especially if you’ve dealt with government recently — the Department of Successful Failures and the Bureau of Bureau Management are satirical works of fiction and are not actual government agencies. Paid for by Angela for Oregon.