vue - Learning from failure | David Damberger | TEDxYYC
David Damberger discusses "Learning From Failure" at TEDxYYC 2011. David is the founder of Engineers Without Borders Calgary (EWB). After building the organization in Calgary and working with them in India, David spent four years building EWB's overseas programs as the Director of Southern African Programs. In this role, David consulted for dozens of African based companies, non-profits and governments in the fields of agriculture; food processing; water and sanitation; and mobile applications for development. David currently works as a corporate strategy consultant and is a co-founder of Ethical Ocean, an e-commerce marketplace for the worlds top fair-trade, eco-friendly and sweatshop free products. David holds a degree in engineering and a minor in entrepreneurship from the University of Calgary. He is also a Social Entrepreneuship MBA candidate at the University of Oxford. Recently, David was recognized as the youngest member of the Top 40 Alumni in the History of the University of Calgary. David will be drawing on his work experience in Africa to speak about the transformative power of publicly admitting failure in the development aid sector which currently lacks accountability, creativity and transparency. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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Great talk! Being a do gooder is not enough whether it's in Africa or in our own communities. Are we truly helping others or helping ourselves feel better? We need to judge the long term sustainability of our actions/plans/work + our true impact! In our own communities, how much do we spend on treating sick people due to diet/lifestyle and obesity instead of prevention..?!
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Gee so it's not enough that Americans donate hundreds of millions, and volunteers travel thousands of miles, and work tens of thousands of hours to supply Africans with fresh water, they can't obtain for themselves, now we need to maintain the wells/buildings, now we must admit "OUR" failure, how bout we discuss the failure of an entire culture, discuss why Africa remains the only continent in the world that starvation, dehydration, violence, disease, and corruption are the norm? Maybe what's needed most Is an adult realistic conversation to find the reasons behind this nightmare, w/o blaming the White man, or allowing these people to claim victim any longer? Let me guess, that would make me racist or hateful? Until we start telling the truth about the problem, how can we expect to solve it??
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Imparare per gestire i progetti dagli insuccessi, analizzare i fallimenti per progettare e realizzare interventi che portino effettivi benefici ai destinatari.
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a very interesting clip but I would have liked to know more about this new orientation, this 'software work'.
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I really liked this talk, even though the maintenance problem has been around for the best part of half a century. There is an obvious need to learn from failure. But that should involve more than a trial-and-error heuristic: a systems approach could help. See my blog post at http://csl4d.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/learning-from-failure/
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I've been looking for a similar TED talk for about a year now on the failure of Playpumps and LifeStraws without luck. I wish i had saved it somewhere. Does anyone remember the name of the speaker or the talk itself?
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was BP the one that covered up?
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Kool buddy!
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That's why they killed Muammar Gaddafi: because HE brought independent fresh water to his people.
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Are you an engineer? Have you any idea of how engineers solve problems? They solve them by talking to each other. It doesn't matter if you are in China, India, South America or Africa. That you take exception to my gentle advice to be more professional shows that you are clueless about the art.
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Fantastic TED talk.
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Nothing will ever change. There will always be a slave class and an elite class. Trying to change this is a complete waste of time and energy.
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Thank for being honest, I have been to Africa over 8 times, and am presently in Togo, We Africa, and the stories of NGO's are rampant.
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looked like he was trying to sit near friends
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It shows on the screen behind him. BP and Toyota. BP admitted mistakes and Toyota swept under the rug or just ignored.
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What where the two companies you where talking about?
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Failure is good, it means you are doing something, it is nice to hear one person, of one NGO admitting they did not plan for the future. I have been to 90 countries, and I am embarassed when I am in the same room. This is not right, I should be proud of them, but they come with the solution.
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keep up the good work..God bless you ^_^
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a good lesson for me, i guess
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