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Disappointed - My opinion

dwinhold

Looking back at the latest design challenge Design for a Cause, I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. Before I continue, congratulations to everyone who competed and completed or tried their best. I always feel if you tried your best and didn't complete you still succeeded. This challenge was for a great cause and potentially help many people for little to no cost. This challenge was even more important as part of the winners prize goes to charity!! I personally put 100% of my effort and knowledge into creating my project as I truly hope one day it will become a reality for the seeing impaired. Now for the disappointing part:

 

16 competitors chosen / Unknown number of applicants

16 kits sent out

8 competitors completed

4 competitors started but didn't continue past a couple of blogs

4 competitors didn't even start

Now this means 50% took the challenge serious and wants to make a difference. 25% started and gave up (Reasons unknown). 25% didn't even start.

 

So what happened? 8 competitors got the kit for free and did nothing for it. They took away 8 others from competing in the challenge who could have made a difference. The kit was worth $250.00USD, so $2000 worth of electronics was wasted. That is wrong and disappointing....

 

 

Please leave a comment about this

 

 

Dale W

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  • Hi Dale,

    Thank you for your excellent project. The only way to think about a situation like this and come away with a smile is to concentrate on the 50% who did a good job. It is human nature to have good intentions and then not follow through. We see it all around us and in every aspect of life. Some times I marvel that we were ever able to find a way to today's level of technology given our tendency as a species to take the easy path. Somewhere between the young ones who think they can but can't and the the old ones who know they can't and don't try there is apparently 50% like yourself who put the effort in and don't give up when things get tough with the final result being progress. Congratulations!

    John

  • in reply to jw0752

    Hi John,

    Thank you for the kind words!!

     

    You are absolutely right, we came away with 8 great ideas and working projects that could change the world. That is the most important outcome about the challenge. Congratulations to the competitors!!

     

    Dale W

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