--- title: The Latest | Denis Pageau description: "Mr. Denis Pageau is an independent researcher, a strategic planner and a system thinker who uses the lenses of management to study societies as organizations and the role that citizens play in them. This approach led to the development of a new management science specifically built to study societies and citizens." --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. 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This approach led to the development of a new management science specifically built to study societies and citizens. ### Recent Posts [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Outdoor%20hockey%205%203.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-framework-to-learn-to-play-society-together?hsLang=en-us) ### [A Framework to Learn to ‘Play Society’ Together](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-framework-to-learn-to-play-society-together?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Denis Pageau](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/denis-pageau) on March 13, 2018 Can we learn to play society together the same way we learn to play hockey? To answer this question, let’s look at how young children learn to play hockey. First, before young children can even begin to play hockey, they must learn some basic skills: to skate forward, backward, in a straight line or turning while handling the puck with a stick. Although it is hard at the beginning, they eventually learn the basic skills. Gradually they also start assimilating knowledge and mastering other skills associated with the dynamic of hockey. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-framework-to-learn-to-play-society-together?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Website_Image_technology_engagement-1.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/why-dont-we-benefit-from-societal-innovations-as-readily-as-technological-innovations?hsLang=en-us) ### [Why don’t we benefit from Societal Innovations as Readily as Technological Innovations?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/why-dont-we-benefit-from-societal-innovations-as-readily-as-technological-innovations?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Denis Pageau](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/denis-pageau) on January 22, 2018 Since 1785 there have been **5 waves** with respect to our technological knowledge. 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