Peter Block is an author and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the co-founder of
Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed to build the
skills outlined in his books. Peter is part of the Common Good Alliance of Greater
Cincinnati and was a member of his local neighborhood council. His books include
Activating the Common Good, Confronting Our Freedom, Flawless Consulting,
Stewardship, The Answer to How Is Yes, Community, and The Abundant Community.
His work is in the restoraDon of the common good and creaDng a world that reclaims our
humanity from the onslaught of modernism.
Peter’s honors and awards include the Organization Development Network’s 2008
Lifetime Achievement Award and its 2004 first-place Members’ Choice Award in
recognition of his book Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
(1999) as the most influential book for Organizational Development practitioners
over the past 40 years. He is the recipient of the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD) Award for Distinguished Contributions and the Association for
Quality and Participation President’s Award; he has also been named to Training
Magazine’s HRD Hall of Fame.
