Extending the Knowledge Frontier: New Questions, Tools and Knowledge Management Systems
Type of Session
Discussion Symposium
Abstract
The emerging research suggests that current energy and resource inefficiencies are limiting the robustness and sustainability of both local and national economies. At the same time, those inefficiencies also erode job and income creation opportunities. The social consequences that follow a less robust and unsustainable economy may also wear down the ability of political institutions and markets to contribute to long-term solutions that can improve the common good. In effect, social turmoil and tribal responses may drive a suboptimal economic and community outcome. This discussion symposium will explore emerging questions and tools that can help open up new areas of inquiry. It will then introduce a new web-based tool, The Climate Web™, which is a unique knowledge management (KM) system for understanding, tracking, and communicating energy, economic, and climate change issues and risks to multiple audiences including students, policy makers, and business leaders.