Engineering and humanitarian intervention: learning from failure

Abstract In this paper, we challenge the belief that failure is necessarily a bad outcome. Instead, we argue that failure—specifically articulated as productive failure—should rather be seen as an educational moment and learning opportunity. Furthermore, we examine the field of humanitarian engineer...

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Main Authors: Adeela Arshad-Ayaz, M. Ayaz Naseem, Dania Mohamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of International Humanitarian Action
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41018-020-00073-5