DFD Associates: Science & Technology

	Science & Technology Services in support of Research, Education, and Policy
ON THIS PAGE: Sci/Tech clients Sample projects & results ON THIS SITE: DFD Home Contact Us	DFD Associates provides consulting services to science and technology organizations, including governmental agencies, professional associations, educational and research institutions, and special projects. Our services include: Facilitation of planning meetings and scientific dialogues Planning assistance and strategy development Strategic research, including educational needs assessments Team and organizational development Staff retreats & professional development Leadership development Writing of program plans and strategy documents Process analysis and re-design Innovation and problem solving Design and implementation of stakeholder involvement mechanisms Program evaluation Public policy education—program design and materials development
	DFD's services are available to: Science agency administrators and program officers Advisory boards Staff teams Funded project directors and teams Private sector researchers and product development teams Professional associations in scientific and technical fields
DFD's Science & Technology Consultants	DFD's principal consultant for Science and Technology clients is Dr. Duane Dale. Other senior consultants are available when a team approach or specialized expertise are needed. Duane Dale has been advising science- and technology-related organizations and projects since 1974. He founded DFD Associates in 1992. Dale's specialties include strategic planning, organization development, innovation and problem solving, leadership development, and coaching. Bio
Science & Technology Clients	DFD Associates has provided science- and technology-related services to: National Science Foundation National Coordination Office of the Networking & Information Technology R&D Program (NITRD) U.S. Global Change Research Program Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) Consortium for Oceanographic Research & Education Boston Scientific (in collaboration with Strategic Change Consortium, Inc.) I-495 Technology Corridor Initiative (Massachusetts) Illinois Council for Food & Ag Research Massachusetts Coastal Training Program New England Aquarium University of Rhode Island FUTURTEK Project Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution For a listing of DFD clients for other sectors and specialties, click here: Other Clients
Sample Projects & Results	DFD's work is aimed at producing results that benefit the client organization the scientific community, the nation, and the planet. Examples of our contributions: Facilitated NSF advisory group retreats that established the framework for a ten-year outlook document for environmental research and education (Complex Environmental Systems: Synthesis for Earth, Life, and Society in the 21st Century, NSF, 2003). Advised the multi-agency United States Global Change Research Program regarding processes for stakeholder involvement in strategic planning. Facilitated drafting of a position statement on ocean sciences education that became the basis for NSF's announcement of opportunity for a new program known as Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE). Designed and led a three-day visioning and planning process for the Illinois Council on Food & Ag Research, which advocates for research funding from the state legislature. [Go to online report.]
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