Nigel Thurlow is the creator of the award-winning Scrum the Toyota Way training course, and the co-creator of The Flow System. He is the co-author of The Flow Guide, The Flow System Guide, The Flow System: Key Principles and Attributes, and the co-author of The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity.

He previously served as the first ever Chief of Agile at a global Toyota company, leading Lean and Agile practices at Toyota Connected. He also led many digital and organizational transformation initiatives while at Toyota and is a recognized expert in the Toyota Production System, the Toyota Way, and various Agile approaches.

He is also an Author and an International Keynote Speaker and as a Professional Scrum Trainer, the first one ever in Toyota and the first to have been certified by both the creators of Scrum, he has trained over 8500 people worldwide as of 2022.

Nigel led the successful transformation at 3M Healthcare Information Systems and has taught and coached in notable companies such as GE, Bose, 3M, Microsoft, and MIT.

Nigel has also co-authored and published several peer reviewed white papers and journal publications on team science, and he acts as an advisor on several boards at the University of North Texas.

He has been featured in Forbes, and many publications and talks he has given can be found online.

HIs website is nigelthurlow.com

John R. Turner, Ph.D.,is an associate professor at the University of North Texas for the Department of Learning Technologies in the College of Information. He 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, followed by 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).

He currently serves as the Editor–in–Chief for Performance Improvement Quarterly(PIQ) journal. His research interests are in team science, team cognition, leadership, performance improvement, knowledge management, theory building, complexity theory, multilevel model development and analysis techniques.

He is the co-creator of The Flow System and the co-author of The Flow Guide, The Flow System Guide, The Flow System: Key Principles and Attributes, and the co-author of the book The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity.

He published a number of book chapters and research articles in: Advances in Developing Human Resources; Human Resource Development Review; European Journal of Training & Development; Human Resource Development Review; IGI Global; INTECH Open; Journal of Information and Knowledge Management; Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management; Journal of Knowledge Management; New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development; Performance Improvement; Performance Improvement Quarterly; Systems (MDPI); The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, & Society; and World Scientific.

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Brian "Ponch" Rivera is decorated former Navy TOPGUN, published author, speaker and co-creator of The Flow System.

To become one of today's leading experts in business agility, safety, and resilience, Brian combined his experiences in complex air, space, and cyber operations, and leadership and teamwork lessons from elite military teams with lessons he learned during a period of deep immersion within the Agile and Lean communities where he was mentored by the creators of Scrum, Flawless Execution, the Cynefin framework, Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum in Hardware, and Lean-Kanban University.

From Agile to Safety. Following the 2017 mishaps at sea involving the U.S.S. McCain and U.S.S. Fitzgerald, Brian was hand selected to a U.S. Navy team responsible for engaging with thought leaders in industry and academia to understand how to create a safety culture, build high-performing teams, develop leaders, and capture leading indicators. During this period Brian was mentored by and engaged with safety experts on the topics of Adaptive Safety, Resilience Engineering, Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), Safety II, and Safety Differently.

Brian is the CEO and founder of AGLX Consulting, the creator of ZONEFIVE (an objective approach to measuring team effectiveness), and is a member and co-founder of The Flow Consortium.

He earned his MBA, MA, and PMP while serving on active duty, is a Joint Qualified Officer in the U.S. Navy Selective Reserve, and holds multiple certifications and credentials in Scrum, Lean, Agile, data analytics, and more.

Brian often speaks at conferences on the topics of Scrum, Agile, Resilience, High-Reliability Theory, Flow, teamwork, psychological safety, leadership, complex systems, planning, debriefing and more.