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Addressing Complexity With Playable Models

October 28, 2015

Can the rough equivalent of a “video game” provide the solution to understanding and solving complex problems? Our guests believe that playable models can be valuable tools for addressing complexity, with implications for governance, public engagement, public policy, and journalism. That’s the focus of this edition of Wilson Center NOW.

Guests

David Rejeski

David Rejeski

Global Fellow;
Former Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Wilson Center

Heather Chaplin

Moderator

John Milewski

John Milewski

Director of Digital Programming; Moderator, Wilson Center NOW

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