David W. Packer

Author

David W. Packer is a founding member of the collaborative, bringing extensive business and systems thinking capability to its membership. Most recently, he was an associate and CFO of a consulting firm that focused on leading clients to develop systemic perspectives of their issues. Prior to that, David served in a set of senior Financial and Information Management positions with Digital Equipment Corporation both in the United States and Europe.

David holds a Masters degree in Management from MIT, where he was a member of the system dynamics group at the Sloan School, as well as Bachelor degrees in both Electrical Engineering and in Humanities and Engineering. He is a graduate of The Executive Program of the Darden School at the University of Virginia and serves on the Board of Directors of several non profit organizations.

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Designing Effective Learning Laboratories

Experiential activities have long been recognized as powerful ways to learn. Simulations create an environment where people can encounter many of the challenges and…

Calmness: What a Systems View Can Bring

As I view the social landscape, charged with political maneuvering and economic trauma, I feel a certain calmness that comes through long association with…

Overcoming Escalation with Big, Generous Actions

Of all the system structures that affect our lives and world, escalation takes the prize for its negative impact. In situations such as price…

Dream of a Systems-Centered Future

I dream of a future where systemic thinking plays a central role. In my dream, here is what it will be like looking back…

Unleashing an Avalanche of Change

The Pebble and the Avalanche: How Taking Things Apart Creates Revolutions (Berrett-Koehler, 2005) by Moshe Yudkowsky is an interesting, readable book that examines…

Taking a Systems View: A Reflection

Over many years of working with systems thinking as a student, manager, and consultant, I have developed an increasing respect for and fascination with…