Don Beck is an American management consultant involved in the theory known as Spiral Dynamics.
Overview
Beck has elaborated upon the work of his mentor, Clare Graves, to develop a multidimensional model for understanding the transformation of human values and cultures. As cofounder of the National Values Center in Denton, Texas, and CEO of the Spiral Dynamics Group, Inc., Beck is employing the Spiral Dynamics model to effect large-scale systems change in and among various sectors and societies of the world.
Career
Beck's consulting career has taken him to such diverse settings as 10 Downing Street to consult with Tony Blair's Policy Unit; the south side of Chicago to address the problems faced by inner-city schools; the World Bank to consider the future of Afghanistan; and the boardrooms of major banks, energy companies, airlines, and government agencies. From 63 trips to South Africa between 1981 and 1988, he wrote The Crucible: Forging South Africa's Future (1991) with Graham Linscott.
Beck taught for twenty years at the University of North Texas. Beck has also psychologist for The South African Springboks, winners of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and associated with the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, the Texas Rangers (baseball), and the U.S. Olympic Committee for Men's Track and Field. He writes a “sports values” column for the Dallas Morning News. He lives in Denton, Texas.
Bibliography
- Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change, 1996
- The Crucible: Forging South Africa’s Future, 1991
External Links
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