[Springboard] Ran across a letter in the New Yorker this morning . . .

[James Wiegel]

Yes I am on the team for the peace track.  Any thoughts on what we bring to the table on it?

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On Jun 4, 2010, at 7:52 AM, David Scott <mardavscott at gmail.com> wrote:

Jim,
david here --

Thanks for the article and the Refkin film.  

Are you planning on being at OKCU in July.

david


2010/6/4 James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com>
This seems to apply to ToP and to ICA as well . . .  The article was about a fellow who invented a lens printing machine that could cheaply produce eye glass lenses for the poor.  It has not been widely implemented.

Griffith’s lesson: The most brilliant invention needs more than capital to succeed in overcoming cultural, institutional, infrastructure, and other barriers. As researchers have long known, one cannot change a complex system (such as our economic or social system) by changing just one thing. A coördinated set of interventions by multiple parties is required. Federal agencies need to work with local communities, private corporations with foundations and universities, in order to achieve a common goal. The new paradigm must go beyond task forces and other ad-hoc groups. The new management paradigm must sustain efforts to tackle energy issues over years and decades. In short, we must have sustainable management. Until we have energy-efficient management processes, we will never have an energy-efficient society.
 


Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/letters/2010/06/07/100607mama_mail2#ixzz0ptZ4vzUv
 
Jim

You can observe a lot by watching. Yogi Berra


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