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The Human, the Orchid and the Octopus
Written by Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein Presented by: Kristen Jones
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The Human, The Orchid and the Octopus
Jacques Cousteau The Adventurer The Environmentalist The Leader
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Jacques Cousteau The Adventurer
Who was he? What did he do?
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Personal Risk The Rules of Risk Taking Unallowable Risk Avoid Risks
No Risk without Reason Preserve Life Risk - Benefit Unallowable Risk Risks due to Ignorance Risks due to Overconfidence Risk for the sake of Risk
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Public Risk Risk Management: Cost – Benefit
“The intent is admirable; the underlying premise is fatally flawed” Life cannot be assigned a cash value Public Awareness Censorship
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Jacques Cousteau The Environmentalist
Irreplaceable Water, Irreplaceable Air Sustainability Pollution Saccage Overfishing
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Jacques Cousteau The Leader
Be Curious Lead by Example Teach Others Follow your Passion Champion for the Voiceless Present Solutions
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Measure of a leader Number of Followers Duration of Leadership
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
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Jacques Cousteau The Adventurer The Environmentalist The Leader
Personal Risk Public Risk Sustainability Fought Against Pollution Hands On Passionate Able to Teach Others Find Solutions
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