Gil Friend, Strategy Consultant, is a systems ecologist and business strategist with nearly 40 years experience in business, communications, and environmental innovation.
Friend combines broad business experience with unique content experience spanning strategy, systems ecology, economic development, management cybernetics, and public policy. Tomorrow magazine called him “One of the country’s leading environmental management consultants—a real expert who combines theoretical sophistication with hands-on, in-the-trenches know-how.”
Sr Proj Mgr, La Jolla Inst of Allergy and Immunology
Dr. Ward Fleri has over 16 years experience successfully managing scientific and software projects and working in a variety of scientific domains. He has effectively bridged the gap between management and technical responsibilities, exercising strong organizational and management skills. His key strengths include project management, organization and leadership, and creative and effective problem Dr. Ward Fleri’s passion is to use his organizational and analytical skills in a scientific arena to solve complex problems, benefit others, and advance knowledge.
Linda Flournoy’s experience with the concepts underlying Sustainability began in the early 60’s. She has worked tirelessly for it since then, and a wide variety of experiences have expanded her understanding so that she is among the most comprehensive thinkers on the subject. She views the world and people as one complex dynamic system of inter-related patterns and naturally integrates inter-disciplinary information when developing or analyzing solutions. Well-read and well-spoken, she has keen foresight as one of her more valuable talents.
Ben, with a background in Engineering and Applied Science / Computer Science from California Institute of Technology, is a consultant for clients in Europe and the USA, implementing 3D visualization functionality and adapting the VTP and other open-source libraries to client needs. He worked in 2002-4 on the Open Planning Project for New York City, adding a level of 3D WFS client functionality to support their efforts in advancing a free, distributed, and open geographic information infrastructure.
Bobbi DePorter is president of Quantum Learning Network, a west coast-based educational firm producing programs for students, teachers, schools, and organizations across the United States and abroad. Bobbi was an early pioneer in the applications of accelerated learning. After studying with Dr. Georgi Lozanov, she co-founded a highly successful business school and then went on to apply the same strategies to school-age children.
Bonnie Devarco is an interdisciplinary researcher, writer and curator and a Media X Distinguished Visiting Scholar. With an academic background in cultural anthropology, dance ethnology and archives management, she writes and lectures on Design Science, virtual worlds, next generation geographic information systems, information visualization and the culture of cyberspace.
Kent Corbell creates extraordinary experiences. On projects including the Fountains at Bellagio and Cirque du Soleil's 'O', Kent designs, develops, and delivers unforgettable spectacles seen by millions. The AV kid in school, an engineer by degree, a designer by practice, an architect in approach, and an entrepreneur at heart, Kent is the rare person who can anchor and carry a project from concept to completion. He translates between and transcends traditional barriers between the visionaries, builders, technicians, managers, and customers of one-of-a-kind experiential events and venues.
With over 31 years of professional speaking around the world, Jim Cathcart is one of the best known and most award-winning motivational speakers in the business. He has delivered more than 2,700 presentations to audiences in every state of the US, most provinces of Canada and countries from Scotland to Singapore. Two of his most recent international engagements were for thousands of business leaders in Bogota, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela.
John's role is to guide client assignments by applying their methods Structured Visual Thinking™ and 4D™. John is responsible for Innovation together with the Visual and Strategic direction of Group Partners.
DADEN LIMITED is managed by David Burden. David has over 20 years of business, marketing and technology experience. David started his career in army communications managing a range of mobile and wireless systems in a variety of challenging situations, including second-in-command of an airmobile Signal Squadron. David joined Ascom, the Swiss telecoms company, and then Aseriti, the £70m turnover IT arm of Severn Trent plc.
