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Jonathan WiitaMichigan State University
USA
Bridging the Gap to Create Innovative Thinking for Global Sustainability
• Face the Facts• Identify a current global crisis
• Technology and Methodology • Share and connect current innovative problem
solving
• Establish a Vision• Shift from who created the problem to who is going
to solve it
• Why is water important?
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/gio/media/pdf/ibm_gio_water_report.pdf
http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/WaterFootprints
Average National Water Footprint
• Ogallala Aquifer• Supports one fifth of total
U.S. agricultural harvest• 90% of water pumped is
used to irrigate crops
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/FS078-03/pdf/FS078-03.pdf
• Key Global Issues• Access to potable water• Disease and contamination
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/gio/media/pdf/ibm_gio_water_report.pdf
• Solutions from Past and Present• Municipal water systems• Redistribution
• Technological Innovation• Driven by humans’ wants and needs• A tool not a solution• Powerful change catalyst
• Methodology• Theories, concepts, and ideas • Related to discipline or field of Inquiry
Q: How is this Connected to Water?A:
• Dialogue to utilize Innovation• Rise in environmental awareness• Sustainable solutions now
• Building A Smarter Planet• Green Sigma• Lean/6-Sigmawater
• 6-Sigma• Motorola and General Electric• Application of statistical tools to find root
causes• Produce metrics to develop systems and
processes• Lean• Toyota Production System• Way to boost productivity, facilitate organization,
and change culture• Do more with less
www.ibm.com
• Approach to business• The Goal• Manage and reduce water/energy
usage and inefficiencies• Part of the big picture
water
Storage
Farm to ForkHarvest
Field Shuttle
PrecoolingTransportFinal Delivery
1.Non-Traditional
Application of Knowledge and Skills
5 Steps
2.
Continue Research and Development
3.
Utilize multiple Industries and
Disciplines
4.
Build Community
5.
Lead
• This vision is partially executed• Time never stops• We are interconnected and interdependent• Start the new conversation• Introspective look• Identify you skills and abilities• Share
Japan どうもありがとう
China 謝謝您
Canada Thank you
Thailand อบคุ�ณ Tiawan 谢谢 Mexico Gracias
Peru Gracias
Brazil muito obrigado
Argentina GraciasRussia благодарю Вас
Ukraine благодарю Вас
France Merci
Germany Danke
Netherlands Dank u wel
S. Korea 감사합니다
Malaysia Terima Kasih
Vietnam Cam on Indonesia Terima Kasih
Mongolia Bayarlalaa
Philippines Salamat
Thank You!