Background. This speech was originally delivered as the commencement address at Harvard University on June 5, 2008. 1 The full title of this talk is “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”.. Speech Transcript. President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates.

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