Dr. Beck is Co-founder of The National Values Center in Denton, Texas, and President and CEO of The Spiral Dynamics Group, Inc. Dr. Beck co-authored The Crucible: Forging South Africa's Future (with Graham Linscott, l991) and Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership & Change (with Christopher Cowan, l996). He taught for 20 years at the University of North Texas before resigning his professorship to work behind the scenes in the South African transformation. He was honored in l996 by a Joint Resolution of the Texas House and Senate with these words: "The Texas House and Senate takes great pride in commending a truly remarkable Texan, Dr. Don Edward Beck, for his invaluable contributions toward he peaceful creation of a democratic South Africa." In his long consulting career, Beck has worked with large banks, five different US airlines, major global energy companies, heavy industry (steel and aluminum), hospitals and health care institutions, law enforcement agencies, city governments, and many other public institutions.

Dr. Beck has developed the technology to profile and map out the emerging value systems in an entire society, and, through the MeshWORKS methodology, can assist national and cultural leaders in building the capacities in their populations to deal with problems and challenges in the 21st Century. He recently formed the Center for Human Emergence (www.humanemergence.org) with the first node currently operating in Copenhagen (www.coche.dk).

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