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Thursday, May 30 • 8:30am - 10:00am
Opening Plenary: A World Defined by Change

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A World Defined by Change – It used to be that if you mastered a body of rules, you could apply the rules and be a productive person.  But that doesn’t work anymore. Rules work less and less in a world defined by change. Those who do not know how to adapt to change or anticipate it will inevitably be marginalized. How must we reorganize our institutions and what new skills must we master to ensure we are best positioned to innovate solutions in a world where value comes from change?


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Thursday May 30, 2013 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
Newseum Room 705-706 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20001

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