学术沙龙#92：Arnold Howitt -- Columbia's Last Mission

      Abstract：Not all crisis decisions must be made near-instantaneously. Even when there are severe pressures, there may be time for reflection and consideration of alternatives. Leaders, moreover, may have time for consultation with members of their team, getting advice and ideas about how to confront the crisis and collaboratively assessing and deciding upon a course of action. This session will address this general issue through an examination of the American space agency NASA’s decision making in the face of damage to the Space Shuttle Columbia’s heat shielding – and the tragic consequences when it re-entered the atmosphere. It raises important questions about effective and less effective methods of group consultation and decision making – and the ways in which leaders should or should not manage that process.

      Arnold Howitt教授是哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院危机领导力项目的创始人和联合主任，并兼任清华大学苏世民学院的访问讲席教授。他的研究领域为应急准备、应急响应，以及灾后恢复与重建。他曾在中国、日本、韩国、越南、尼泊尔、孟加拉国、新加坡、印度尼西亚、墨西哥、法国、加拿大等地开展教学和研究活动。在哈佛肯尼迪学院，Howitt教授广泛从事针对美国和其他国家高级官员的高管教育，其中包括专门针对中国中央政府、北京市和上海市政府以及其他地方政府官员的项目。Howitt教授的主要著作有《Public Health Preparedness》、《Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific》、《Managing Crises: Responding to Large-Scale Emergencies》和《Countering Terrorism: Dimensions of Preparedness》。Howitt教授在哥伦比亚大学获得学士学位，在哈佛大学获得政治学硕士和博士学位。自1976年以来，一直在哈佛大学执教及担任行政职务。

      Arnold M. Howitt is the Founder and Co-Director of the Program on Crisis Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS), Harvard University. He also serves annually part-time as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University. His research focuses on emergency preparedness, response, and disaster recovery. Internationally, he has taught or conducted research in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, France, and Canada.  At HKS, Dr. Howitt works extensively in executive education for senior officials from the United States and other countries, which has included programs specifically for Chinese officials from the central government, Beijing and Shanghai municipal governments,and other subnational jurisdictions. Among other writing, Dr. Howitt is co-author/editor of Public Health Preparedness; Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific; Managing Crises: Responding to Large-Scale Emer­gencies; and Count­ering Ter­ror­ism: Dimen­sions of Prepar­ed­ness. Dr. Howitt earned his B.A. degree at Columbia University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science at Harvard University. He has been a faculty member and administrator at Harvard University since 1976.