Postscript - Moving Forward

We believe the vision for the future of management practice and education laid out in the previous chapters is compelling. The challenge now lies in continuing the dialogue begun here, in developing this vision, and in translating it into concrete actions. We invite you to join us in this process.

Starting in fall 2003, we plan to organize a range of forums and workshops each term for MIT Sloan students and faculty to engage the issues and themes addressed in this book directly with practitioners who are dealing with these issues in industry and society. We invite you to join in these discussions and add your comments and experiences to the learning process. For more information on how to participate in these sessions on-line, in person, or by having Sloan students study how these issues are being addressed in your organization, send us an e-mail to the address we have set up for this purpose, [e-mail], and you will receive information on upcoming forums, workshops, and other opportunities for participating in these discussions as it becomes available.

In the meantime, if you have comments on the issues raised in the book or would like to share your experiences in dealing with them, please send them to us at the e-mail address above. We will summarize the comments received and post them back to you and bring them to the attention of our students when we discuss them on campus.

We look forward to continuing the stimulating dialogue begun here.