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