IEEE SusTech is hosting talks on Sustainability topics.
“Multi-Stakeholder Consortia: Agile Responses to Global Challenges”
with Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Date/Time: June 18, 2024, 6:00 – 7:00 pm PDT
Abstract:
In the face of global challenges such as the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social institutions face a dilemma. Institutions are the stable foundations of society, operating with incremental rates of change to maintain stability. Yet the global challenges all involve rapid rates of change. This talk will focus on climate change, artificial intelligence, and fragile supply chains, each of which are beyond the scope of individual organizations, requiring many forms of institutional action. Multi-stakeholder consortia will be presented as institutional arrangements that can simultaneously ensure stability and agility.