History of "MG Rush Systems now MGR Consulting & Gary Rush Facilitation"
In 1985, I founded MG Rush Systems, Inc., created and developed my own structured facilitation technique – FAST – Facilitated Application Specification Technique and became widely recognized as a leader in the movement towards structured facilitation, transforming the facilitation industry. I wrote a facilitation “how to” manual – The FAST Session Leader Reference Manual – and developed training on “how to” be a Facilitator – FAST Session Leader Workshop class. While writing the manual, I wrote an article for Computerworld “A FAST Way to Define System Requirements”, describing the different variations of JAD.
“The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
In 2004, I paused operations of MG Rush Systems, Inc. now MGR Consulting, Inc. to pursue Millie’s and my dream of becoming a restaurateur – MG Rush dba Miracles Restaurant in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. After a one-year absence, I returned to training and consulting to continue my legacy as a recognized leader in the field of Structured Facilitation and Facilitator Training, changing my company name from MG Rush Systems, Inc. to MGR Consulting, Inc. I updated my FAST class materials and began teaching – The FAST Facilitator Workshop class (a proprietary technique developed by me) as MGR Consulting, Inc.
In 2007, I created FoCuSeD™ structured facilitation and the FoCuSeD™ Facilitator Academy – 1st Holistic Structured Facilitation™ Technique. 