On Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -5) society members are hosting a webinar on Innovation, Deep Uncertainty, and Strategic Foresight. Learn about the Sociotechnical Systems Innovation – How does deep uncertainty influence business, government policy, and societal decision -making about innovations? Panelists include: Dr. Bruce…
Save the Date – Annual Meeting 2018
We are pleased to announce details of the DMDU Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting, which will be held 13 through 15 November, 2018 – please save the date! This year’s meeting will be held in Southern California and will be hosted jointly by the RAND Corporation and the local government…
Seeking volunteers for our Society’s Funding and Career Development chair
We are soliciting suggestions and seeking volunteers for our Society’s Funding and Career Development chair. Our DMDU Society is governed by an eight-member, volunteer leadership team elected by its membership. The leadership team’s Funding and Career Development position is currently vacant. According to our Rules and Processes, the leadership team…
UNFCCC COP23 Side Event: ‘Making robust investment decisions under deep uncertainty’
Title Making robust investment decisions under deep uncertainty: a new approach to sustainable development planning in uncertain world Date and time November 8th, 2017 10:30-12:00 @Japan Pavilion (COP23 Bonn Zone) * To attend the event, it is necessary to register for COP23 to enter Bonn Zone. For information on the…
Uncertainty at AGU
Several sessions at AGU 2017 conference will adress (hydrologic) uncertainty. An overview is given here: http://aguhu.blogspot.nl/2017/07/which-session-to-submit-to-hydrologic.html DMDU draws on a range of approaches to deal with uncertainty. Methods for living with (deep) uncertainty is a key focus, but not all aspects of a situation are deeply uncertain. Even if we…
Register for the annual workshop
If you have not yet done so, you can sign up for the annual workshop at http://bit.ly/DMDU2017. Here you’ll also find information about the workshop, and this will be updated as the programme is confirmed. This page also provides information about a DMDU training day on Monday 13 November, which…
Deadline for abstracts extended
The deadline for submitting abstracts for this years annual meeting is extended to 9th of June. To register or submit an abstract, please go to the conference website.
Simulated Climate Adaptation in Stormwater Systems: Evaluating the Efficiency of Adaptation Strategies (2017)
McCurdy, A. and W. Travis (2017) Simulated climate adaptation in stormwater systems: evaluating the efficiency of adaptation strategies. Environment Systems and Decisions. Published online: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10669-017-9631-z Adaptations in infrastructure may be necessitated by changes in temperature and precipitation patterns to avoid losses and maintain expected levels of service. A roster of…
Decision-Making Under Uncertain Climate Change: A Response, and an Invitation, to Bret Stephens
By Robert Lempert and Marjolijn Haasnoot In columnist Bret Stephens’ first blog post for the New York Times, published at the end of April, he highlights the uncertainty surrounding climate change, warns against overconfidence, and issues an invitation to dialogue. We agree that significant uncertainty exists regarding the future impacts…
2017 annual meeting: DMDU across mulitiple scales. Submit an abstract and register
Please save the date for the 2017 DMDU meeting. The meeting will be hosted by the Oxford Martin School in Oxford, UK, on 14-15 November 2017, with a training on DMDU methodologies scheduled for 13 November 2017. For more information on the workshop, visit the website. The 2017 annual meeting theme…