International Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
( ICSCI - 2012 )
Conference Dates: February 15 - 18, 2012
Venue: Dr. MCR HRD Institute, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033
http://www.hrdiap.gov.in ; Ph: +91-40-23548487; Fax:: 23548489; email: adm.ao@hrdiap.gov.in
Organized By: Pentagram Research Centre Pvt Limited
Corporate Address: 201, Venkat Homes, MIGH-59, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Conference Secretariat Address: 1073, Road No. 44, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Web Site: www.icsci.net ; Tel: +91-40-23553986; email: icscimail@yahoo.com
Mission: To Create A Knowledge Based Society
International Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics is an event organized by Pentagram Research
Dr. Charles M Savage
Guest of Honor
Dr. Charles Savage
Dr. Charles M. Savage, President and Mentor, Knowledge Era Enterprising International, helps companies discover the tremendous human potential of knowledge era enterprising. He writes, consults and speaks widely in the United States, Middle East, Asia and Europe. His book, Fifth Generation Management, has been widely acclaimed and translated into Japanese and Korean. Tom Peters named it his business book of 1991. A revised edition, subtitled, Co-creating through Virtual Enterprising, Dynamic Teaming and Knowledge Networking, has been released in 1996 and German, Chinese and Portuguese translations are also available. And at present he is working on his next book, Co-Creating the (Ac)Knowledging Economy to help us prepare for the era after Peak Oil where we will have to again live in a very low carbon economy. Dr. Savage works with and coaches company presidents, division managers and other senior executives committed to improving their knowledge strategy, organizational culture, innovation approaches and customer focus. He has pioneered the discussion of Fifth Generation Management as a way to tap and team the creative capabilities of professionals within and between companies. In particular, he has been focusing on the shift from the steep hierarchies of the Industrial Era to flatter network organizations based on virtual enterprising for the emerging Knowledge Economy, including support for Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 developments. Moreover, given the multiple crises headed our way (finance, peak oil, CO2, water, food, waste, etc.) there is a profound urgency in mastering this transition so we can “live lightly and lively” again. His clients include ABB, Alstom, British Telecom, Carl Zeiss, KarstadtQuelle, Optus Cable & Wireless, Heidelberger Druck, Intel, Sappi, Saudi Aramco, Suez and Siemens. He is a founding member of the Arabian Knowledge Economy Association (AKEA) and participates in the Muslim Heritage Awareness Group, initiated by Prof. Salim Al-Hassani (see: www.1001inventions.com). He is also a found member of the New Club of Paris, focusing on Intellectual Capital and the Knowledge Economy. Prior to forming his own company, he was responsible for Digital Equipment Corporation’s worldwide Organizational Effectiveness Practice, where he created the very first World Café in 1990. He has worked as a Vice President of Gray Judson, Inc., a management consulting firm in Boston; a Principle in the D. Appleton Co., Manhattan Beach, CA, where he pioneered the human side of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM); and as Director of the Boston Office of the Scandinavian Institutes of Administrative Research (SIAR). He has been active in the Computer and Automated Systems Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (CASA/SME) where he served for many years on their Board of Directors. He has also taught at Boston College, Suffolk University and is now teaching MBA courses in “Leadership” at the University of Applied Science, (FHM & FHSW), the Munich Business School (MBS) and Fachhochschule für Ökonomie & Management (FOM), as well as in India and Sweden. He has a wide range of publications on CIM and other management topics related to knowledge leadership. He serves on the Editorial Board of SME’s Manufacturing Review. He speaks to a wide range of audiences in manufacturing, energy, engineering, government, and human resources, about ways they can help revitalize their organizations and better use their knowledge assets. He holds a German Patent for a unique corporate reflection space, allowing participants to connect capabilities and aspirations within a Future Center atmosphere. Dr. Savage has a BA from Pomona College, Claremont, CA, a M.Div. from Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MA, and a Ph.D. from Boston College. His doctoral thesis, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, focused on “Work and Meaning.” He was born and raised in Hawaii.
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