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- Charles Elachi - Imagine tackling problems that relatively few others would be able to fully understand, much less solve. Charles Elachi shares how he guides teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to do exactly that. He understands the importance of having fun even when the work is hard and demanding. He describes the work environment as a "serious playground." Elachi views innovation as rooted in taking risks and learning from failures. His message is "failure is going to happen." The key is to learn from it and move on. His hero is Teddy Roosevelt who thought it was better to try and even fail once in a while than "stay in the twilight" and not dare to do anything.
- October 08, 2013
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Charles Elachi
Imagine tackling problems that relatively few others would be able to fully understand, much less solve. Charles Elachi shares how he guides teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to do exactly that. He understands the importance of having fun even when the work is hard and demanding. He describes the work environment as a "serious playground." Elachi views innovation as rooted in taking risks and learning from failures. His message is "failure is going to happen." The key is to learn from it and move on. His hero is Teddy Roosevelt who thought it was better to try and even fail once in a while than "stay in the twilight" and not dare to do anything.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 46 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
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Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 46
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 48 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
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Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 48
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 39 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 39
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 23 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 23
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 52 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 52
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 6 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 6
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 34 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 34
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 25 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 25
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 8 - Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- February 24, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Oral History Interview with Charles Elachi, February 24, 2009--Photographs--Digital Images--Item 8
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 2001 to 2016, oversaw a staff with the ability to work out extremely complex problems and see them through to realization. To him, innovation is rooted in taking risks and learning from failure. In 2009, he was interviewed at the JPL Museum in Pasadena, California, as part of The Henry Ford's Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.