Tools & Frameworks to Turn Strategy Into Action

Change isn’t a single training. It’s a system. Organizations that only check the box for compliance or skills training often find the lessons don’t stick.

At Gilbert Consulting, we help teams move beyond one-off interventions to real, lasting change. These free resources are designed to give leaders and teams actionable tools to:

• Diagnose underlying problems in workflows and responsibilities

• Align cross-functional teams on shared goals

• Build reinforcement systems that ensure learning sticks

• Implement strategies that work with your organization’s real infrastructure

• Measure outcomes and continuously improve

Each resource reflects decades of experience helping organizations transform strategy into measurable results.

Recommended Readings & Resources

Curated tools, articles, and insights from the fields of change management, systems thinking, and inclusive design, handpicked to support your growth and organizational learning.

Featured Reading List (Articles & Reports)

• The Systems Thinker — www.thesystemsthinker.com

• Theory U: Leading from the Emerging Future – Otto Scharmer (Intro summary or link to MITx resources) https://mitxonline.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:MITxT+15.671.1x/

• 5 Steps in the Change Management Process https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/change-management-process

Toolkits & Free Frameworks

• Liberating Structures - 33 microstructures for transformation https://www.liberatingstructures.com/33-purpose-to-practice-p2p/

• Wardley Maps Basics - Strategic mapping and evolution https://www.wardleymaps.com/guides/wardley-mapping-101

• COM-B Behavior Change Wheel – Public Health England Overview https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/organizational-behavior/the-com-b-model-for-behavior-change

• World Health Organization: Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening https://discovered.ed.ac.uk/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44UOE_INST:44UOE_VU2&docid=alma9924437828802466&context=L