Dear colleagues of the SIM community,
It is with lots of sadness that I am writing this email today. A few days ago, Nigel Roome passed away after a long fight against cancer. Nigel has been a very influential and pioneer figure in our field. In 1978 he developed one of the first environmental management curriculum based on system thinking and complexity theory. In 1990 he launched an MBA course in corporate responsibility.
Trained in chemistry and economics, he had this ability to connect things always in amazing ways. I have had the chance to be thought by Nigel but also to teach with Nigel. Although we had to repeat the same course several times, each time I could learnt something new. His mind was going so fast that it is only by hearing him several times that I could see and understand all the connections he was doing (and I'm sure I missed many).
Nigel was a critical thinker. His ideas and scholarship contributions have influenced many companies, policy makers, and inspired researchers. Nigel's vision was to move society towards a more sustainable future.
Nigel was above all a wonderful and caring person. I will certainly miss him.
Céline Louche
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Céline Louche
Audencia Business School
8 route de la Joneliere BP 31222
44312 Nantes Cedex 3, France
Tel: +33(0)240378110
Email: clouche@audencia.com
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