We were thrilled to kick off the year with guest facilitator, John Seed. John’s session explored Deep Ecology along with ideas about leading systemic change. It stimulated a lively conversation about sustainability, the contribution organisations make to the health of the planet, and our role as a community of OD practitioners. In the first part of the session, John shared …
November 2022 Event Review: Is Power a Dirty Word?
It was the final event of the year, and what an inspiring session it was with our two terrifically experienced practitioners, Sabine Simmonds and Lily Cubrilo! Is power a dirty word? – a topic that we don’t talk about enough but what we all have at the back of our minds, led to some great conversations. We grapple with power …
October 2022 Event Review: An Open Organisation Approach to Change
~ A Review by Belinda Bywaters, ODA Member What a wonderful start to the day, spending the morning with Barbara Mink – Dean, Fielding Graduate University, and Steve Camkin – Three Peaks Consulting. As we came together, with what it seemed were some blasts from the past for many in the virtual space – it reminded me how ODA Events …
August 2022 Event Review: Learning to thrive through adaptive action in the midst of uncertainty and exponential change
Monica and Wendy joined us for a morning breakfast session to demystify their work around Human Systems Dynamics (HSD), a growing field of work in OD based on the work of Glenda Eoyang, founder of the Human Systems Dynamic Institute that focuses on creating adaptive change in complex and chaotic environments. I was really taken with the work and how …
July 2022 Event Review: The Power and Limitations of Models in OD Practice
A Review by Geoff McGill, ODA LG Member A terrific and experienced group of practitioners came together for our discussion of models in OD practice under the guidance of Allison Tsao, ODA Leadership Group member and founder of OD consultancy, Humans Who Lead, and Kaliopi Tsousis, ODA Vice President. The night provided a fruitful opportunity to stop and reflect on …
May 2022 Event Review: Supporting Group Work with Image-Based Activities
For our May event, ODA member Heidi Vestergaard facilitated an experiential and insightful session on how OD practitioners can use image-based activities in group work. The experiential element of the event began with the participants in citizen mode. Heidi used the social photo matrix to guide us through an activity which focused on the question, “What makes the Domestic …
Organisational Design and Facilitating Micro-org (re)design
We enjoyed a very informative and insightful presentation by US-based consultant, Greg Thompson at our April ODA breakfast event. Greg generously shared his expertise on organisational design, providing practical tools and approaches on how to align all parts of the business to ensure they achieve their strategic or competitive advantage. He advised that, whether working as an internal or external …
March Event Review: OD Competencies and Capabilities – Developing OD Practitioners for the Future
We were delighted to have Matt Minahan Ed.D give an excellent and informative presentation at our inaugural ODA breakfast event held in March. Speaking to us via Zoom from the States, Matt generously shared his expertise and insights relating to the development of the Global OD Competency Framework. It was developed in 2016 to guide OD practitioners’ development and provide …
February Event Review – Seeing systems and creating change that works
Joan Lurie believes that we need more organisational ecologists – people who understand the uniqueness of organisational systems. For our first event of 2022, Joan joined us to lead an insightful and practical discussion about how she works with leaders and organisations to support change through understanding and working with systems. Joan describes systems thinking as a new …
November Event Review – Sharing OD stories to celebrate our work and impact in 2021
Our final event for this year, Sharing OD stories to celebrate our work and impact in 2021, was facilitated by Allison Tsao (Leadership Group Member and Founder of Humans Who Lead). While it was a small group of 12 for our final event of the year, the carefully structured process we followed using Liberating Structures Principles and Conversation Café enabled real …