Monica Lee — Plenary Session

She was one of the founding members of UFHRD (University Forum of Human Resource Development).

She will talk about what she means by a holistic perspective, global changes, effects of change, holistic perspectives and implications for HRD.

SHe has had trouble putting into words what she has been trying to say, and this language problem is being addressed through the help of chaos theory.

I wish she would use the microphone more, as she id difficult to hear.

She discussed issues that were deliberately outside of HRD:

1. Climate Change - she referred to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: 2007 Draft Summary. She then gave several slides of data that described the predictions for what this climate change will mean.
2. Technology Change — affecting data management and communication, and it is increasing social division. SHe made a political comment about how the poor are being asked to pay for the power consumption of the rich (though I am not sure I understand this).
3. Population Growth and Decline

She has a soothing voice and an appealing speaking tone, but I cannot follow her thesis / main idea. I feel like I am in a lecture. I am not sure she is aware of how people in the back (where I happen to be sitting) are fidgeting and losing touch with where she is going. I have trouble focusing right now. At this point, this is enough blogging for the day.

Now she is back to her initial issues, and has slides that are a bit full and complicated. Now she is speaking to the slides. Ok, enough blogging for the day, as I want to try to end on a positive note.

Alas, at least there is the formal dinner tonight (but only so formal as me not wearing suit).

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