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April 06, 2006

Russell Ackoff Honored

Systems Thinking Guru Receives High Praise from High Places

Ackoff_picture Dr. Russell Ackoff has won numerous prestigious awards throughout his long and distinguished career, but we are willing to bet that last month marked the first time an entire country honored him! A symposium was arranged in honor of Dr. Ackoff's 87th birthday and in appreciation of his great contributions to organization development in Mexico.

To read more about this event, please click on the link: Russell Ackoff Honored

Posted by ACASA on April 6, 2006 at 12:40 PM in Announcements | Permalink

Comments

Do you know if the planner have read Dr. Ackoff's thoughts on city planning?

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This project seems like it might offer the potential for collaboration between the planners and Dr. Ackoff ideas.

Posted by: John Hunter at Apr 8, 2006 12:06:04 PM

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