Don Edward Beck

Don E. Beck
Beck in 2010
Born	(1937-01-31)January 31, 1937
Died	May 24, 2022(2022-05-24) (aged 85) Denton, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1958 M.A., Abeline Christian University, 1959 Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Communication and Social Psychology
Known for	Spiral Dynamics Integral
Scientific career
Fields	Spiral Dynamics, Systems Thinking
Institutions	North Texas State University (1961-81) Conoco Corporate University (1998-99) Adizes Graduate School (2000-)

Don Edward Beck (January 31, 1937 – May 24, 2022) was an American teacher, geopolitical advisor, and theorist who focused on applications of large scale psychology, including social psychology, evolutionary psychology, organizational psychology and their effect on human sociocultural systems. He was the co-author of the Spiral Dynamics theory, an evolutionary human development model adapted from the work of his mentor and colleague, developmental psychologist Clare W. Graves, Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Union College in New York, with whom he worked for over a decade.