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Biography: Don Gray, nth Order Systems


For over 20 years, Don Gray has worked in applied cybernetics, starting in machine and process automation and migrating to organizational systems and changes. His major areas of interest are cognition, modeling, and understanding system change. He is a Principal at nth Order Systems where he works on integrating people, projects, and processes. He is also an AYE Host.

Don has published several articles covering "Managing in Mayberry", "Solving Other People's Problems", "Doing the Measurement Mambo", and most recently, "Don't Just Do Something, Stand There." Don says that if he were to write a book, the title would be something like "The View from an Alternate Reality"

For fun and "stretching" Don is immersed in white water kayaking. He is an American Canoe Association Certified Whitewater Kayak Instructor and Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Instructor (http://www.acanet.org/acanet.htm).  And now he is the proud grandparent of Jessica Kathryn King!