It might help

Have you ever been to the doctor witha well defined group of symptoms and they give you an antibiotic, because it might help. The process of diagnosis and treatment of ills, whether physical or otherwise is part art and part science. My most recent expereience led to well defined redwelts over my limbs. Turns out I'm allergic to that antibiotic. This also happens at work. The best intentioned actions create an unfortunate and ugly backlash. Just like my system, the organization violently rejects the treatment. This can lead to risk aversion on the part of the person that is trying to treat the symptoms, unless companies allow room for mistakes. Too many of us will only leap when the solution is clear to maintain that track record of wins. I'm curious, have any of you seen a work environment where failed experimentation is at least accepted?