“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people:
Those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder
what happened.”
– John M. Richardson, Jr.
Trinity Episcopal Church – 8″ x 10″ Watercolor
This is such a beautiful old building in real life. It sits a couple
blocks West of Main on High street. I really enjoyed doing this
painting.
John M. Richardson, Jr. (born March 12, 1938) is an
American academic who currently serves as Professor of International
Development. Dr. Richardson received his AB degree from Dartmouth
College and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Prior to appointment
at American University, Dr. Richardson held faculty appointments in
political science and systems engineering at Case Western Reserve
University.
He was a pioneer in the fields of global modeling and system dynamics
under the auspices of the Club of Rome, with work focusing on
sustainability and population-resource-environment interrelationships.
In 1982 he was named by the Society for Computer Simulation as “one of
the twenty most effective decision makers in the world”. Dr. Richardson
remains an ongoing contributor to the Hungary-based Balaton Group and in
the mid-1980s he collaborated with the late Donella Meadows as systems…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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