Annual Meeting Sessions
2008
Systems Thinking Approach to Change and Technology Transfer
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton Georgetown East
Janet Hansen, Rutgers University, presiding
- Dealing with Change, Complexity, Uncertainty, Ambiguity, Paradox, and Unintended Consequences: Systems Thinking Approach - Kambis Maani, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Using Systems Thinking Approach to Facilitate Successful Technology Transfer - Claudia Knezek, Rutgers University
How many times have we complained that all we do is talk to ourselves and we need some fresh ideas from outside our profession and country. We have the opportunity to rectify that at the committee’s session at the 2008 TRB Annual Meeting. Dr. Kambiz Maani, of the New Zealand Auckland Business School, will highlight his systems thinking approach and then Claudia Knezek will tie it to what we do in technology transfer.
Dr. Maani’s international research and workshops on systems approaches to organizations and leadership. He also has collaborated with Peter Senge, the well known author of The Fifth Discipline. Dr. Maani is the author of “Systems Thinking and Modeling - Managing Change and Complexity” (Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, 2nd edition 2007) co-written with Bob Cavana, and is used at universities and corporations world-wide. Dr. Maani has also conduct4d workshops for the New Jersey DOT on Systems Approach to Conflict Resolution in Project Management.
2007
Knowledge Management: Meeting Organizations' Every Changing Demand
Maureen L. Hammer, Virginia Department of Transportation, presiding
Sponsored by: Management and Productivity Committee (ABC20); Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30); Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40); Maintenance and Operations Personnel Committee (AHD15); Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)
This workshop introduces the topic of knowledge management and describes its evolution from record management and information management to its current use as a powerful tool that is important to every transportation agency. The current state of the practice presented will include case studies from states, the federal government, and key findings of an NCHRP synthesis study on this topic. The workshop concludes with a panel of senior officials who will discuss implementation issues, opportunities, and challenges.
Innovative Doctoral Transportation Research by Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship Recipients
Gwen M. Sutton, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by: Planning and Environment Group (AD000); Research and Education Section (ABG00); Transportation Education and Training Committee (ABG20); Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30)
This workshop features innovative research by second- and third-year Ph.D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship recipients on a broad array of significant transportation topics including congestion management, infrastructure investment, safety, commercial vehicle security, and technology transfer.
The Marketing Plan: Its Role in Technology Transfer
John Wesley McCracken, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by: Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30); Management and Productivity Committee (ABC20)
America’s aging highway system is in need of repair, but highway users are in no mood for seemingly endless construction work zones. Numerous dramatic innovations have been developed recently that could help, but, sadly, such innovations often take several years, if not decades, to be implemented. A management tool that many are finding invaluable in getting new technologies adopted much faster is the marketing plan. The concept of the marketing plan has long been employed by transit authorities, airlines, and other income-focused transportation modes, but its benefits in highway technology transfer have only recently been recognized. Speakers will discuss the role such plans are having in technology deployment efforts at the national, state, and local levels.
- What Is a Marketing Plan? Lisa Haakon Pogue, American Public Works Association
- Use of Marketing Plans in FHWA’s Highways for LIFE Program, Kathleen Bergeron, Federal Highway Administration
- Success of Road Safety Audits Marketing Plan After Two Years, Louisa M. Ward, Federal Highway Administration
- Marketing Plans at the State Level: Roundabouts for Louisiana, Mary M. Stringfellow, Federal Highway Administration
- Marketing Plans for Local Transportation Organizations, Michael Mark Marti, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Shortage of Transportation Professionals: Impact on Technology Transfer
G. Stuart Thompson, Utah Local Technical Assistance Program, presiding
Sponsored by: Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30); Transportation Education and Training Committee (ABG20)
This session focuses on the impact on organizations in light of the changing workforce and showcases how various transportation organizations are changing the way they do business in order to succeed in this new environment. Specifically, the session addresses how technology transfer (T2) will need to change with the impact of a decreasing and, more important, a changing workforce; what changes are coming to the workforce and what they mean for T2 methods and processes; how transportation agencies will change and how these changes will affect these new organizations' education and technology transfer; and whether changing organizations will do business differently.
2006
Why Performance Goals in Highways for LIFE?
Steven D. DeWitt, North Carolina Department of Transportation, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Technology Transfer; Committee on Performance Measurement; Construction - Section
2005
Managing Publications and Data on the Web: Intellectual Property, Access, and PreservationArlene M. Mathison, University of Minnesota, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Technology Transfer; Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation
Bringing Research into Practice: Implementing Research Results and Market-Ready Technologies
Michael R. Bonini, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; David P. Orr, Cornell Local Roads Program, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Technology Transfer; Committee on Low-Volume Roads; Committee on Conduct of Research
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