Wilson (August 31, 1913 – August 12, 2006 in Winchester, Virginia) was an American industrial psychologist who introduced the concept of 360 feedback surveys for management training and development applications.
From 1970-1973 he developed his first 360-degree feedback survey, the "Survey of Management Practices".
It was based on a learning sequence he called the Task-Cycle-Theory.
Today, 360 feedback surveys of many types are standard tools for management training and development worldwide.