Visual Consulting: Designing and Leading Change by David Sibbet offers a comprehensive guide for consultants seeking to master the art of transformational change, leadership development, stakeholder engagement, and addressing complex organizational or community challenges. Building on Peter Block’s Flawless Consulting, this book delves into the power of visualization—from mental images to physical diagrams and digital media—to effectively contract and scope work, gather data, provide feedback, plan interventions, implement changes, and ensure ongoing sustainability.

Unlike traditional approaches, Visual Consulting tackles the multifaceted issues inherent in guiding change processes that involve diverse stakeholders with varying interests across local and global contexts. It showcases how visualization and design thinking can be harnessed to achieve more innovative and productive outcomes that are genuinely owned by all participants. The practices described within this book are applicable not only to organizational consulting but also to a wide range of cross-boundary projects.

Key takeaways include:

• Mastering powerful visual tools for each stage of the consulting process, from marketing services to final implementation
• Anticipating and navigating common challenges associated with change management in both organizational and community settings

This book is an essential resource for consultants, facilitators, and change agents looking to enhance their effectiveness through visual and design-based methods.