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Land, George Ainsworth was born on February 27, 1933 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. Son of George Thomas Lock and Mary Elizabeth Land.
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Land, George Ainsworth was born on February 27, 1933 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. Son of George Thomas Lock and Mary Elizabeth Land.
Student, Millsaps College, 1952-1954; student, University Veracruz, Mexico, 1957-1959; numerous honorary degrees United States and abroad.
Program director Woodall television Stations of Georgia, Columbus, 1951-1952. Operations manager Lamar Broadcasting, Jackson, Mississippi, 1952-1954. Anthropological research Cora, Huichole and Yaqui tribes, Latin American Mexico, 1955-1960.
Director general Television del Norte (NBC), Mexico, 1960-1962. Vice president Roman Corporation, St. Louis, 1962-1964. Chairman Transolve Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, and St. Petersburg, Florida, 1964-1968.
Chief executive, chairman Innotek Corporation, New York City. Also president Hal Roach Studios, Los Angeles and New York City, 1969-1971. Chairman emeritus Turtle Bay Institute, New York City, 1971-1980, Farsight Group, New York City, 1971—1980.
Vice chairman Wilson Learning Corporation, Minneapolis, 1980-1986. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Leadership 2000 The Farsight Group, Phoenix, since 1986. Chairman Opportunity Intelligence Inc., 2008.
Professor creative and evolutionary studies Mankato State University, 1973-1974. Senior fellow University Minnesota, since 1982. Chairman Global Alliance for Creative Peace.
Chairman, advisory board Advanced Integrated Technology Inc., since 2006. Cons.-in-residence Synplex Incorporated, New York York City, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Forest Hospital, Des Plaines, Social Systems Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Children's Hospital, National Medical Center, Washington, Herman Miller Inc., Arthur Anderson & Company, strategy consultant Intermedics Orthopedics. Member National Action Committee on Drug Education, 1974-1975, senior executive service United States Government 2001-2002, Association Non-profit management, 1999, The Congerence Board 1999, 2000, Center for Disease Control, 2002, The Concours Group, 2002, Global Fourm Center, 2002, Chief Executive Officer, 2002.
Co-chairman Syncon Conference, Southern Illinois University, 1972-1974. Keynoter Emerging Trends in Education Conference, Minnesota, 1974, 75, Bicentennial Conference on Limits to Growth, Southern Illinois University, 1976, Northern States Power Conference, 1975, United States Office Education, National Conference Improvements in Education, 1979, World Conference on Gifted, 1977, Southwest Conference on Arts, 1977, World Symposium on Humanity, 1979, International Conference Internal Auditors, 1977, Four Corners Conference on Arts, 1977, Chautaugua Institute, 1977, 78, Conference American Art Teachers Association, 1979, International Conference on Gifted, 1982, Japan Management Association, National Conference Art Curators, Chicago, 1985, others. Keynoter, National Conference on Economic Development, Mexico, 1988, Credit Union Roundtable, Tampa, Florida, 1988, International Bihai Conference, Princeton, New Jersey, 1982, co-chairman committee on society World Conference Peace and Poverty, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, 1968, International Bahai Conference Princeton University, 1987, Governor's Trade Corridor Conference, Phoenix, 1994, Catholic Hospital Association, Phila, 1994, American Association Administrators, 1994, Institute Public Executives, 1994, Federal Conference Quality, Washington, 1994, MAC Instruction Section National Conference, Ontario, 1994, Innovative Thinking Conference, 1994, Ventana Groupware Conference, 1994, Association Non-Profit Organisations, 1998, The Conference Board, 1999-2000, Strategic Innovation Conference, 1999, Training Directors Forum, 1999, Young President' Organization, Cannes, 1993, Association Convn. and Visitors Bureau, Phoenix, 1993, Profession Convention Management Association, Atlanta, International Association Law Enforcement, 1995, Catholic Health Association, 1995, Excellence in Government Fellows, 1996, United States Government Senior Executive Service, 2000-2001, Chautauqua Institution, 2001, PEMEX, 2002, Coca-Cola, 2002, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 2003, Innovation Convergence, Minneapolis, 2003, International Conference Energy, Geneva, 2003, American Medical Systems, France, 2003, Advisory Innovation, Zurich, Switzerland, 2003, Mexico Petroleum Institute, Mexico City, 2004, Center for Competitiveness, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2004, Creative Education Foundation, Buffalo, 2004, Congress Innovation and Quality Public Administration, Mexico Direction finding, 2005, International Petroleum Conference, Venacruz, Mexico, 2005, Delphi, Xerox, Groupo, Bal (Mexico), Petroles (Mexico), others.
Member National Security Seminary, United States Department Defense, 1975. Faculty Edison Electric Graduate Management Institute, 1972-1978. Lecturer, seminarian in transformation theory, strategic planning and interdisciplinary research Menninger Foundation, University Georgia, Emory University, Waterloo, Canada, Office of Secretary Department of Health, Jamestown College, New York, Hofstra University, United States Office Education, California Department Education, St. Louis University, College William and Mary, Webster College, St. Louis, Washington State Department Education, University Kentucky, Southern Illinois University, St. John's University, Harvard University, University South Florida, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University Veracruz, Children's Hospital District of Columbia, Governor's School North Carolina, Scottsdale Center Arts, Arizona, Humbolt University, East Berlin, American Association for the Advancement of Science, others.
Advanced faculty Creative Problem SolvingInst., State University of New York, since 1965, S, Connecticut College. Distinguished lecturer Northwestern State University, Louisiana, State University of New York, College of the Lakes, Illinois. Chairman advisory board Arizona Technology Council.
Consultant in field.
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Fellow New York Academy Sciences, World Business Academy. Member Society General Systems Research, Society Study General Process (founding director), American Society Cybernetics (past vice president), Creative Education Foundation (trustee, Lifetime Achievement award 1993, New Paradigm in Business award 1994, colleague), Society American Value Engineers (past director), World Future Society, Committee for Future (colleague), Authors Guild, Authors League American.
Married Jo A. Gunn, 1957 (deceased 1969). Children— Robert E., Thomas G., Patrick A. Married Beth Smith Jarman, 1987.