Dr. Frances Westley joined the University of Waterloo in July of 2007 as Chair of Social Innovation Generation, a national initiative designed to build capacity for social innovation in Canada. She is published widely in the areas of building resilience of socioecological systems, knowledge generation, managing uncertainty and change, and visionary leadership. Her books include Experiments in Consilience,which focused on the dynamics of collaboration in managing ecological and conservation challenges, and Getting to Maybe, which addresses the interrelationship of individual and system dynamics in social innovation and transformation.
Monday, February 8, 2010
(reception to follow)
Old Main, Carson Ballroom
Arizona State University, Tempe campus
Established in 2007, the School of Sustainability brings together multiple disciplines and leaders to create and share knowledge, train a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and develop practical solutions to the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability - especially as they relate to urban areas.
5/14 - Student connects art, sustainability through experiential learning
5/13 - Scientists use crowd-sourcing to help map global CO2 emissions
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