REPLY Society Strategy Development (SD6850)

[SDMAIL Chip Hines]

Posted by  "Chip Hines" <hines.chip at gmail.com>

I believe that the K-12 initiative is important, and should continue to 
be pursued.  On a related note, it seems to me that there is a great 
deal of individual interest in many of the worlds great problems, but 
there hasnt been enough work that demonstrates the value of individual 
contributions in those issues.  It seems to me that while we continue to 
fight the broad management mentality that looks for the one/best 
solution to a problem, there exists opportunities to show the public 
that their individual efforts can significantly affect outcomes and that 
waiting for big government or industry to "solve" the problem is not a 
good strategy. 

At the same time, we need much more robust tools - not just for those 
making the models, but to make exploration of the issues, dynamics and 
possible outcomes not only easy for the general population but enjoyable 
for them.

If the profession could find ways to help voters look at the effects of 
different approaches to political issues, it might both help them 
understand the complexities of solutions and to better decide whom to 
vote for.

Finally, I think the support of this type of interactive community 
should continue - people helping people is the way that use of the 
knowledge base will become widespread.

my 2 cents.

chip
Posted by  "Chip Hines" <hines.chip at gmail.com>
posting date  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:26:40 -0400