Dr. George Land
George Land, President of Farsight Group , www.farsightgroup.com, is an author, speaker, consultant and general systems scientist. In 1965 he founded a research and consulting institute to study the enhancement of creative performance. This research led to the formulation of Transformation Theory – a theory of natural processes that integrates principles of creativity, growth, and change. From these principles Dr. Land developed unique strategic thinking and innovation processes for organizations. He invented the first computer-interactive approaches to group innovation, decision-making and strategic thinking. Over 400 major corporations worldwide now license his exceptional processes. Dr. Land has also taught interdisciplinary science and creative/innovative process to the faculties of over 30 universities.
Among his articles and books is his seminal work “Grow or Die: the Unifying Principle of Transformation”. Originally published in 1973 by Random House, it was a main selection of the Saturday Review Book Club and was submitted by Random House in the science category for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. With Dr. Beth Jarman he co-authored Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today”, published by Harper-Collins in 1993 now also available in Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish and Korean.
Dr. Land has been elected Senior Fellow of the University of Minnesota, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences for his outstanding contributions to science, and Colleague and Fellow of the Creative Education Foundation. In 1989, Dr. Land received the “Outstanding Creative Achievement Award” from the Creative Education Foundation for his lifetime achievements in creativity, in 1995, the Innovative Thinking Network created the “George Land World Class Innovator Award in his honor. His listings include Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World.
He continues to write, give speeches, conduct research and serve as a policy planning and innovation consultant in industry, education and government.