About:

Dr. John R. Turner is an associate professor at the University of North Texas, College of Information. He began his career as an engineer, where he was employed by Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) for 15 years. He worked in the power generation services division and traveled throughout the United States and internationally (China, two years; South Korea, 1-1/2 years; Argentina, six months). He is the co-creator of The Flow System and co-author of “The Flow System Playbook,” “The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity,” “The Flow System Guide,” and “The Flow System: Key Principles and Attributes.” Professor Turner is the current Editor-in-Chief for the refereed publication titled Performance Improvement Quarterly and has published more than 80 articles in various journals and book chapters. He co-founded The Flow Consortium, LLC, and Performance Development Network, LLC. Dr. Turner’s research focus includes team science, distributed leadership, leadership development, complexity thinking, decision making, theory building and testing, and multilevel analysis techniques. He has worked with Toyota Connected researching team effectiveness and has coached several Agile coaches who work independently and for Fortune 500 organizations. He has published theoretical works, quantitative studies, and qualitative studies. His publications often involve collaborations with external agents from the private industry as he attempts to close the theory-to-practice gap.