About Me

John R. Turner, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Texas A&M University for the School of Education and Human Development in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development. He served as an Assistant/Associate Professor for the University of North Texas for the Department of Learning Technologies in the College of Information for nine years before joining Texas A&M University.

Dr. Turner began his career in engineering after receiving a bachelor’s degree from Maine Maritime Academy. His career in engineering spanned over 15 years, including four years of international experience (China, South Korea, Argentina). After leaving engineering, he completed a second bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a master’s degree in human resource development from the University of Texas at Tyler. He completed his doctorate from the University of North Texas in Applied Technology & Performance Improvement (ATPI).

His research interests are in complexity thinking, distributed leadership, team science, sensemaking, decision-making, performance improvement, and theory-building and testing techniques. He has published articles in Advances in Developing Human Resources; European Journal of Training and Development; Human Resource Development Review; Journal of Information and Knowledge Management; Journal of Knowledge Management; Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management; New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development; Performance Improvement; Performance Improvement Quarterly; Systems; The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, & Society; and The Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning.

He is the co–developer of The Flow System, the co-author of The Flow System Guide [free online version], The Flow System Guide, The Flow System: Key Principles and Attributes, The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity (Hardcover, Kindle), and The Flow System Playbook. 

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