Talk:Russell L. Ackoff

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message: What might be said about Russ's personal life?  The dedication for Ackoff's Fables tells us his first wife Alexandra died in 1987 and he later married Helen. His/A(?) daughter illustrated Ackoff's columns that ran in the 1980s in a Wharton magazine. In what foreign countries did he live on consulting assignments? Mexico, Chile, United Kingdom and . . .? Phaedrus7 (talk) 20:05, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There are special rules regarding biographies of living persons, see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. -- Marcel Douwe Dekker (talk) 22:52, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ackoff's personal life? 

message: What is the authority to announce Ackoff's death?  I find no obituary via google.com and neither The University of Pennsylvania nor The Wharton School has any information on Ackoff's death.  This infomation should NOT be posted to Wikipedia without a reliable source and CERTAINLY not anonymously. Phaedrus7 (talk) 16:51, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the message. Better kept on the save side here, untill online source confirm is this did happen. -- Mdd (talk) 17:06, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok. If have seen several messages on Twitter now, and a first blog, see here. -- Mdd (talk) 18:24, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Obituary? 

message: What is the reason for including a link to Co-Design under See also on this page? The link between Ackoff and Co-Design is questioned on Talk:Co-Design. Is Co-Design related to coproduction?
--92.244.27.135 (talk) 22:41, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree there seems little reason, so I removed that link. -- Mdd (talk) 22:57, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Co-Design 

message: My father, Thomas A. Cowan, who had known Russ since his student days, always pronounced his name /ˈeɪkɔf/, and so did I when I studied briefly at the Wharton School as well as when he stayed with my family.  Someone needs to get a verifiable source for this; until then, I am removing the incorrect pronunciation, as it is unsourced anyway. --John Cowan (talk) 20:15, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
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