Michael Bean co-founded Forio Business Simulations, a software
company specializing in developing web simulations, and leads
Forio’s consulting activities. Before Forio, Michael held
several senior management posts at simulation consulting and
simulation software firms in the United States and Europe. Michael
has been exclusively consulting on strategic simulation and
decision-support engagements for twenty years.
Michael was also a research associate for the System Dynamics
Group at MIT, where he developed simulations that examined the
strategic implications of decision-making.
Michael has consulted with corporations and government agencies
nationally and internationally on topics including transfer
pricing, competitive strategy, emerging technologies, and customer
migration. He has conducted scenario planning, systems thinking,
and computer simulation seminars to corporations and government
agencies worldwide. In addition, Michael has presented at national
conferences on systems thinking and computer ...