the human, the orchid and the octopus written by jacques cousteau and susan schiefelbein presented...
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THE HUMAN, THE ORCHID AND THE OCTOPUSWritten by Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein
Presented by: Kristen Jones
THE HUMAN, THE ORCHID AND THE OCTOPUS
• Jacques Cousteau
The Adventurer
The Environmentalist
The Leader
JACQUES COUSTEAUTHE ADVENTURER
• Who was he?
• What did he do?
PERSONAL RISK
• The Rules of Risk TakingAvoid RisksNo Risk without ReasonPreserve LifeRisk - Benefit
• Unallowable Risk×Risks due to Ignorance×Risks due to Overconfidence×Risk for the sake of Risk
PUBLIC RISK
• Risk Management: Cost – Benefit“The intent is admirable; the underlying premise is fatally flawed”
• Life cannot be assigned a cash value
• Public AwarenessCensorship
JACQUES COUSTEAUTHE ENVIRONMENTALIST
• Irreplaceable Water, Irreplaceable AirSustainability
• Pollution
• Saccage
• Overfishing
JACQUES COUSTEAUTHE LEADER
• Be Curious
• Lead by Example
• Teach Others
• Follow your Passion
• Champion for the Voiceless
• Present Solutions
MEASURE OF A LEADER
• Number of Followers
• Helped numerous governments and countries change their views on natural resources
• Captivated mass audiences through film
• Duration of Leadership
• Consistently headed and planned ocean expeditions, films until his death at age 87
• Many of his principles are still taught to encourage sustainability
JACQUES COUSTEAU
The Adventurer
Personal Risk
Public Risk
The Environmentalist
Sustainability
Fought Against Pollution
The Leader
Hands On
Passionate
Able to Teach Others
Find Solutions