The challenge of creating social and technological innovation through system-thinking

摘要

The Eighth International Conference on EcoBalance (8th ICEB), held December 10-12, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan, was sponsored by the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan, co-sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Life Cycle Assessment Society of Japan and Eco-Products 2008.rnThe 8th ICEB attracted 406 attendees, with participants representing researchers, academia, industrial professionals, and consultants. The 131 foreign participants came from 29 countries, the largest delegation, consisting of 12 people, each, from Korea and Taiwan and smaller delegations from Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Thailand, USA, UK, Malaysia, Switzerland, Australia, France, India, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, and Turkey.