At the IODA Conference

IODA Conference 2023

The 2023 International Organization Development Association (IODA) global conference “Reimagining Organisation Development” took place in Geelong from 7 – 9 September. IODA strives to embody, in practice and structure, the values of OD by co-creating a global community of OD professionals committed to: Inspiring learning and change around the world Unleashing human potential in organizations and communities IODA and ODA …

What we’re reading: Recommendations for June 2021

What do you do when you’ve had enough of the imbalance that is destroying our democracies, our planet, and ourselves?  Well, if you’re famed academic and OD practitioner Henry Mintzberg, you set up a website in April 2021 to help us pursue the rebalancing of society. I stumbled across this recently, and was immediately taken by the depth of feeling …

What we’re reading

ODA Committee Member Meredith Crowe has been appreciating the work of Kim Scott. Following her insightful work on ‘Radical Candor,’ Kim has developed another framework ‘Just Work‘. Read more on Kim Scott’s “Just Work”       From ODA Vice President Kaliopi Tsousis: Many of you will remember our February 2020 evening with Professor Gervase Bushe on Dialogic OD. He …

agm

2020 AGM: Leadership Group Report

Our 2020 AGM was held as part of the September event. If you missed it, you can find out more about the last 12 months of ODA in our Leadership Group Report (click to view PDF). Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the ODA community over the past year, and special thanks to those who have volunteered their time …

Australia to host the OD World Conference in 2022

We were excited to announce in January that Australia had been confirmed as the hosts of the 2021 Organization Development Conference. You may recall being invited to complete a survey earlier this year, in preparation for the international OD Conference planned to be held in Australia in 2021. More than 30 members of the OD community around the region completed …

What we’re listening to: Alex Dekker on Radio National

Jan Heckscher, Leadership Group member responsible for Member Liaison, was inspired by the story of a local university student taking the lead to provide practical support to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.   I felt inspired by listening to Alex Dekker speak on Radio National. Alex is a 20-year-old Monash University science and global studies student. When the outbreak …

Worldwork: Coaching & Facilitation in Response to Unprecedented Climate Crisis

A longtime member of the ODA community, Rho Sandberg, will be hosting a one-day event in Melbourne on Tuesday 28th January to support us in our work in responding to the climate crisis.   A message from Rho:   We have spoken often about our role in social change and built deep skills in holding individuals, groups, organisations and communities …

Vale Ian McKinnon

It is with great sadness we announce that Ian McKinnon, a long-time member of ODA, passed away on Nov. 27th. Ian became involved with ODA over 15 years ago as both a general member and on the leadership group at different times. He was a larger-than-life person, full of ideas and deeply interested in others and their thoughts. His enthusiasm for …