XPLANE is a TiER1 Performance (TiER1) brand that leverages our client-driven experience and research-backed insights to deliver real-world resources for business transformation.
As an embedded group within TiER1, XPLANE works with subject matter experts to develop tools and learning experiences that empower leaders to build high-performing, human-centered organizations.
In short, we empower your talent to drive your business goals forward.
Within our home at TiER1, we shifted our focus from consulting services and doubled down on providing leaders and their teams with accessible, practical learning tools and training experiences to help them navigate organizational transformation in a human-centered way. Through this process we merged efforts with Change Guides and broadened our portfolio with their established group of change certifications.
Combining all of our experience in human-centered design, visual thinking, and strategy activation, we joined the family of TiER1 Impact to focus and scale our efforts to accelerate positive change and transformation through the people inside of organizations.
Combining visual thinking, design thinking, and the rigor of management consulting, we were among the first design consultancies to focus efforts on using design to transform organizations from the inside.
We trademarked “The Visual Thinking Company” and launched the Visual Thinking Movement with our work and creation of the VizThink conferences and community. As a community, visual thinkers have accelerated clarity and understanding around the world.
Founder and journalist Dave Gray was a pioneer in information graphics, advocating to move information graphics from the Weather page to the Business Section. He started XPLANE to help clients visually explain complex information, such as processes, value propositions, and new business models.