Our Mission: 

is to equip you managers and team members with the visual power tools and hands on experience you need to quickly and clearly visualize information so you can reduce complexity, understand problems, generate solutions and share ideas. 

We Believe

  • Learning to work visually is within everyone’s reach 
  • Learning these skills can and should be fast, easy and fun
  • Learning to work visually is a vital 21st century skill
  • Everyone, at all levels, must be ready, willing and able to contribute to the conversation


Applied Visual Thinking is your launching pad into the visual workplace. You know how to do your job. Applied Visual Thinking will help you and your team show what you know…
with IMPACT.

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What people are saying...

  • Great simple and memorable principles on color and fonts. I can remember and use these with more confidence. Thanks! – Jan S.

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  • Diagrams… OMG. Your categorization into the 5 types is very helpful. I'm always at a loss on what type of diagram to use and now I know. Thank you! – Jan S.

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  • The Applied Visual Thinking FOUNDATIONS  course is clear, practical, and efficient. The tools you are taught can be put to use immediately. I particularly liked the discussion of icon mash-ups and how to apply this simple approach to any industry. Highly recommended. – Maria M.

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  • Loved your informal, conversational videos. You've not only made visual thinking look easy, you've given us very useful foundational principles anyone can easily follow. Great design and presentation, congratulations! – Jan S.

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  • The Applied Visual Thinking CUSTOMER JOURNEY MAPPING introduced me to the field of customer experience mapping. This class material is clear and approachable. I immediately incorporated what I learned in this class into my own work. – Maria M.

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  • This course is absolute gold for facilitators, educators, meeting leaders and others in charge of capturing and communicating ideas. Whether your artistic ability is at stick figure level or Sistine chapel level, this course gives you the tools, instruction and confidence you need to level up. Highly recommend! – Julie L.

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  • Deb and Sheri, the two Applied Visual Thinking (AVT) instructors have designed a creative, coherent, and comprehensive introduction to using visuals in life and business. The course encourages the student to put pen to paper and then guides the participant through practical exercises and relevant examples demonstrating applied visual thinking. – John H.

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  • The course systematically explains the fundamental structure of project management by using visual materials. I now have a valuable tool I can take anywhere with me to get any projects going smoothly! – CJ

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  • Enjoyed the demystifying of the subject of project management, your teaching methods making the idea less intimidating and, well, more manageable! – RD

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  • This clear and practical course will teach you how to use visual tools in your project management work. The techniques are immediately useful, both for communicating with project team members and for your own planning. – MM

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The AVT Learning Model

All Applied Visual Thinking courses make learning easy and fun. We developed the curriculum based on evidence-based learning models and our combined 40+ years of expertise.

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