1. Learning From Failure Erick Froede Lauren McCullough Mary Beth Paskewicz Dan Seery Alex Thomson 2010/11/28 ENGR 493 Final Presentation “Nothing fails like success because we don’t learn from it. We learn only from failure.” - Kenneth Bouldling

2. Overview FailureSuccessFuture

3. Introduction What is moringa oleifera? What is f-sand? What was our goal?

4. Project Summary

5. How We Failed: Challenges Team Building Leadership “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill

6. Challenges Students TA’s Sponsors Clean Water Cheap, Rugged Design Cultural Acceptance Authority Complexity

7. Team Building

8. Leadership Passive Response Challenge Denial Help! Conflict Avoidance

9. How We Succeeded: Recognition Response Onward and Upward “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” - Dale Carnegie

10. Recognition & Response “I’m not saying you’re going to fail, but…” ~Lisa Steinberg Reality check/wake-up call Lack of communication and confrontation Refocused on goals and objectives for the remainder of the semester

11. Onward and Upward “To infinity and beyond!!!”

12. Future “Don't talk to me about importance! Because of *you*, the future of this entire universe is in jeopardy! “ - Buzz Lightyear