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Tinkering with the future
Author(s) -
Hoffbuhr Jack W.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb10919.x
Subject(s) - column (typography) , strategic planning , management science , knowledge management , executive director , engineering ethics , management , process management , computer science , engineering , political science , economics , telecommunications , frame (networking)
In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr discusses the importance of being able to anticipate the future. He suggests two methods for doing that, converting the information gathered by computers into useful knowledge that facilitates strategic planning and decision‐making, and using this knowledge to eliminate waterborne disease throughout the world.