John Buie

Activist, Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Gay, Idea generator, Investor, Parent, Social entrepreneur, Startup, Student, World traveler, Writer/Editor

John has been leading change in complex scenarios for over 25 years. A growth-oriented business operating expert with deep experience in software/internet/SaaS sales, marketing, services and general management in human capital, business intelligence and global enterprise markets, John is rewriting the DNA of professional and organizational development for change agents of every kind, driving the evolution of the PainPowerFit method for personal and management effectiveness and efficiency. A Board Advisor and management educator, John is certified as a PainPowerFit Sensemaker and a Cognitive Edge Accredited Practitioner. In addition to his commercial entrepreneurial leadership, John has founded The Turing Institute, a not-for-profit research and education organization concerned with the advancement of human rights by enhancing the capabilities of ethical change agents and leaders. He also serves on the Executive Faculty of Kaos Pilots, the New School for Business and Social Innovation.

Human rights (especially for women, children and sexual minorities), phronetics (the practice of wisdom in decision making), redefining 'fiduciary responsibility' beyond a duty to profit (the Beneficial Economy), dialogue for positive change and TED!

Decisions are the molecular foundation of socio-economic reality as we know it. Decision making, change agency, complexity, sensemaking and storytelling should be at the core of everyone's liberal education experience.

Acquisition Assimilation, Board Participation, Business Intelligence, Business Transformation, Change Agent, Coach, Complexity, Conceptual Sales, Emergent Research, Growth, HCM, Leadership, Mentor, OE and Redesign, Performance, Restart, SaaS, Sensemaking, Start-up, Storytelling

I've been in love with TED since first hearing Jill Bolte Taylor's story about a neuroscientist experiencing a stroke. The model, method and experience of TED has transformed and accelerated my performance as a thinker, leader and educator. I attended TEDActives 2010 & 2013 and have been a strong supporter of TEDxClaremontColleges from 2012-Present, as a benefactor and as a mentor to their curator for three years.

Being a bodywork connoisseur. :-)