To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Russell L. Ackoff (February 12, 1919 – October 29, 2009) and to continue to further develop and sustain his intellectual and practice legacy, the Jefferson Doctoral Program of Strategic Leadership and a team of former colleagues and students of Russ have created an integrated three-phase project.
Phase 1 is a social gathering of the world-wide community of former students, colleagues, friends, scholars and practitioners who can attend workshop meetings and a dinner social to be held the weekend of July 26-28, 2019 at Thomas Jefferson University Alumni Hall in Center City Philadelphia.
Phase 2 concerns design and creation of scholarly output including but not limited to reports, papers, books, and digital access sites that demonstrate the intellectual and practical influence of Russ' thinking and practice to address complex challenges.
Phase 3 concerns design, creation and management of a proposed Institute/Center to support, promote and sustain his legacy in systems leadership, education and practice.
Thomas Jefferson University