About David Sibbet

Founder of The Grove 

David Sibbet began his practice as an organizational consultant and process and information designer in 1977. He is retired from active graphic facilitation but frequently lends his coaching and design expertise to Grove project teams. He is also active with The Grove's Global Learning & Exchange Network and with Grove Tools, Inc. As author of John Wiley & Sons’ four-volume Visual Facilitation Series, as well as many of The Grove’s leading-edge group-process tools and models for facilitation, team leadership and organizational transformation, he has a passion for sharing good tools. 

David’s practice was informed by eight years of public affairs leadership development with the Coro Northern California Center for Civic Leadership. He holds a master’s degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a B.A. in literature from Occidental College. In 2013, he was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Organizational Development Network.

Gisela Wendling, Ph.D., David's long time colleague and spouse, is now CEO of The Grove. They co-authored Visual Consulting and continue to collaborate on new tools and methods that can support realizing visionary futures.

David currently works from his home studio in Petaluma, California, where he does visioning work with individual leaders. He is president of California Poets in the Schools and on the board of the International Forum of Visual Practitioners Institute.