We are deeply saddened by the news that our friend and mentor, Russell L. Ackoff, has passed away on October 29, 2009. The world has lost one of its greatest thinkers and problem solvers.

His official obituary is here.

To share comments and thoughts, please go the Ackoff Library page.

Researchers and Industry Join Forces to
Examine Complex Intractable Problems

In July 2000, the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania announced the creation of the Ackoff Collaboratory for Advancement of the Systems Approach (ACASA). Named for Dr. Russell Ackoff, Emeritus Anheuser-Busch Professor of the Wharton School, the center operates as a think tank in the vanguard of systems approaches.