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GIRLS LINK - Archived Live Webcast

A Day with Dr. Russel L. Ackoff
Making a Difference: Systems Thinking / Systems Change



Wednesday, November 29, 2000
9:00am ~ 4:30pm
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 West Adams Street ~ Chicago
Introduction and Beginning of Presentation
(Judge Sophia Hall, Sheila Kalish, Dr. Russel L. Ackoff)
Continuation of Presentation
(Dr. Russel L. Ackoff)
Continuation of Presentation
(Sheila Kalish, Dean Henry Perritt, Dr. Russel L. Ackoff)
Questions, Answers, and Summation
(Dr. Russel L. Ackoff)


Among the topics Dr. Ackoff discussed during the workshop were:

  • The history and application of systems thinking
  • How do social systems allow us to understand and overcome long term problems in today's environment?
  • How can you effect change within the system in which YOU play a role?

Dr. Russel Ackoff is an internationally renowned expert in the field of business management. He is the Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; the author of nearly two dozen books and over 150 articles; consultants to more than 300 corporations and government agencies.

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This workshop was made possible by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
Motorola, the Justice Web Collaboratory,
Chicago-Kent College of Law and the Cook County Bureau of Public Safety and Judicial Coordination


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