I have designed computer software for personal information management (The Desk Organizer, published by Warner Communications), for time-series forecasting (Rule-Based Forecasting, a program to integrate statistical methods and human judgment that outperformed alternatives in the M-3 Forecasting Competition), and for playing abstract graphics in the way that musicians play sounds (Imager). My experiences in software design and management practice led me to wonder what great designers have to teach great managers about dealing with complex and open-ended situations. That question in turn prompted me and my colleagues to host workshops to bring designers and managers together to explore issues of mutual interest. One of the workshops led to our 2004 book Managing as Designing (published by Stanford University Press).I am Professor and Chair of the Information Systems Department in the Weatherhead School of Management, and Professor of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University. I completed my PhD in Decision Sciences at the Wharton School. In addition to almost three decades in research and teaching I have been involved in several start-ups and have worked at and consulted with companies as large as IBM, KeyBank, and Prince Sports.
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Teacher / Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University
Private, 1001-5000 employees, Education / Training industryAs Chairman of the Information Systems department I am responsible for budgets, hiring, course development and related department activities. As a member of the faculty I participate in strategy, policy and general management of the School.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States
PhD, 1989.
Areas of study: Decision Science
