“Study the past if you would redefine the future.” Sage words from Confucius, and ones that Mary Walshok, UCSD associate vice chancellor for public programs and dean of extension, puts great stake in. Walshok, who was what she calls a “participant observer in a changing economy and changing society” in San Diego over the past few decades, recently came out with a book on the history of the region’s innovation economy, and shared her perspectives on what made San Diego the city it is today, and what’s needed to keep its business environment ahead of the curve, at a North San Diego Business Chamber presentation Wednesday.
