Our May event was a session that focused on giving and receiving help – something that seems so simple yet is really difficult to do well. Facilitated by ODA Leadership Group member Allison Tsao and ODA President Danielle Jacobson, the event aimed at answering the questions: how do we offer help? how is our help received? when is our help …
Our April event was a workshop that focused on a key strategy used in organisational development, Workforce Listening, and was facilitated by ODA Leadership Group member Heidi Vestergaard with Kaliopi Tsousis hosting. We’ve been considering the Global OD Competency Framework, and the competencies most relevant for an OD practitioner to have when designing an facilitating workforce listening centre on those …
Our March event was hosted by Rod Barnett, a long time ODA member and OD consultant for Salient Consulting. Rod guided us through a Humble Appreciation of the life of Ed Schein, who passed away earlier this year. Our community gathered to pay tribute to Ed’s prolific work, his character, and his legacy and reflect on the impact he has …
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 …
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 …
~ 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
