Book contents
- Data, Systems, and Society
- Reviews
- Data, Systems, and Society
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Pitfalls, Promises, and Challenges of Data
- 2 A Confluence of Fields
- 3 Who – and What – Should Drive Decision-Making?
- 4 A Transdiscipline Is Born
- 5 Complexity versus Relevance
- 6 The Care and Feeding of a New Discipline at MIT
- 7 People, Programs, and Research
- 8 Personal Reflections on the Journey
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Personal Reflections on the Journey
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 March 2025
- Data, Systems, and Society
- Reviews
- Data, Systems, and Society
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Pitfalls, Promises, and Challenges of Data
- 2 A Confluence of Fields
- 3 Who – and What – Should Drive Decision-Making?
- 4 A Transdiscipline Is Born
- 5 Complexity versus Relevance
- 6 The Care and Feeding of a New Discipline at MIT
- 7 People, Programs, and Research
- 8 Personal Reflections on the Journey
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, the author reflects on his experience as the founding director of IDSS. The reflections examine the challenges of establishing new entities within academia, offer insights into the process, and conclude with a discussion on how this journey has impacted the author’s thinking and research agenda.
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- Data, Systems, and SocietyHarnessing AI for Societal Good, pp. 119 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025