REPLY Society Strategy Development (SD7189)

[SDMAIL Laura Loucks]

Posted by  "Laura Loucks" <laura.loucks at gmail.com>

Dave,

Thanks for this uplifting vision.

In fact, this is consistent with what I'm experiencing in my SD work
with the Dutch LNV Department of Fisheries. I'm using systems thinking
in a collaborative setting to address complex issues. We're seeing the
shifting the burden pattern emerge from a commodity production system
and we're now exploring the next stage of identifying fundamental
solutions.

I'm hoping to use more SD modelling in our next phase of research. The
point is, the complexity of the problem is driving the need for new
types of analysis and SD is fitting in nicely. It has been well
received in the Ministry and I'm leveraging this opportunity by
holding a SD symposium in October here at Wageningen University. In
other words, the vision is happening now!

See you in Athens!

Laura Loucks.

Assistant Professor,
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy,
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Posted by  "Laura Loucks" <laura.loucks at gmail.com>
posting date  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:20:43 +0200