The recently held Russell L. Ackoff Centennial Celebration at Thomas Jefferson University was a great reminder of how valuable and durable Russ's ideas have proven to be. As was said at the celebration, he did not suffer fools and did not hand out compliments lightly which reminded me of one a the great moments in my professional life. Russ congratulated me on an article I had written: From: Harold Nelson <nelsongroup@comcast.net> Date: April 6, 2006 10:56:33 AM MDT To: Russell Ackoff < RLAckoff@aol.com > Subject: Thanks Dear Russ; Thanks for your note. I appreciate comments on my work, especially positive ones. Hope you are staying well. I will not be at the ISSS meeting this year but hope our paths cross again at some point. Regards Harold -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------From: RLAckoff@aol.com To: nelsongroup@worldnet.att.netSubject: Your 1994 article on DesignDate: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:21:31 +0000 Dear Dr. Nelson: I a
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