Dr Graham Winch

    Overview

    Profile summary

    Dr Graham Winch is Emeritus Professor in Business Analysis, having retired from his full-time role as Research Professor in the University of Plymouth Business School, a post he held since 1987. He also served as Associate Dean with responsibility for Postgraduate, Research and Executive Programmes, and as Director for International Relations tasked with developing links with leading international business schools to enhance faculty exchange and collaborative research opportunities.

        He remains active in publishing and research, pursuing a portfolio of collaborative research projects and consulting assignments.

        He is currently Managing Editor for the Research Problems section of System Dynamics Review, having previously served as Editor-in-Chief for this world-ranked journal. In 2005 he was elected President of the System Dynamics Society, based in Albany NY and serving the international practitioner and academic communities applying and researching system dynamics.

    Roles on external bodies

    President (2005) - System Dynamics Society
    Policy Council Member - System Dynamics Society
    Programme Co-Chair - 22nd. International System Dynamics Conference

    Subject Specialist, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ).

    Research council grant application referee and final award report rapporteur (evaluator) for both ESRC and EPSRC, and for the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI), in the general areas of innovation and knowledge management.

    Teaching interests

    > Visioning and Strategic Foresight
    > Strategic Thinking
    > Business Dynamics 

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 4 - Quality Education
    • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure