With Steve Hearsum To start the 2025 ODA program, we welcomed Steve Hearsum who led an insightful conversation around how we potentially collude with our clients as OD practitioners. It was a provocative exploration of our relationships with certainty, being experts and the expectations of clients. Steve challenged us to think about how we can be drawn into colluding with …
Beyond the surface – Exploring the deep work of OD
Conference – Beyond the surface – exploring the deep work of OD – 25 July 2025 Pre-conference event – 24 July 2025 In a world of constant change, the field of Organisation Development (OD) is more important than ever. At its core, OD focuses on people, culture, and systems in a multitude of ways, helping organisations not just be more …
ODA November 2024 Event Review | Evolving Together: An ODA Reflection & Visioning Session
By Fiona Sewell, LG member People talk about learning from experience. But where does the learning come in? Where and when does it happen? These are some of the questions leadership group member Pete had posed to him from an old friend, which paved the way to the topic of ODA’s November workshop and the importance of reflective practice. ODA …
October 2024 Event | The Four Ws of Workshop Design: Key steps towards designing effective workshops
By Yope Vagenas, LG member Our October event was a very informative mini masterclass on facilitation, full of practical ideas, tools and tips, delivered expertly by Jacinta Cubis, from (Fl)awesome Facilitation. There was a mix of facilitation experience in the virtual room, ranging from newcomers to more experienced and regardless of levels of experience, everyone felt that they walked away …
September Event Review | Power Intelligence®: Leadership and the Effective Use of Power
Event review by Alicia Schulz, ODA Member It was great to welcome Julie Diamond PhD, back to ODA as our September special guest. Julie is an international speaker, author, and leadership consultant whose knowledge and passion for Power Intelligence is clear. Now based in Oregon in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, Julie has a great passion for …
August 2024 Event Review: Gen AI at Work – Empowered by People
Event review by Yope Vagenas Our August event with Tiffany Gray on Generative AI At Work was truly mind-blowing! Many of us had some limited knowledge or experience of AI and what it could do. I think it’s fair to say that thanks to Tiffany’s super informative presentation and expert guidance, we all walked away much more informed and feeling …
OD in Australia today: ODA’s 25th Anniversary Conference – Review
What a tremendous day at ‘OD in Australia today’, ODA’s 25th Anniversary Conference held Friday 26 July. The Community Hub at Docklands was the setting for a terrific gathering of people with a curiosity and passion for OD. We had a day filled with time to Connect Share and Grow. What a treat! The breadth and depth of practice, …
May 2024 Event Review: OD & Me
What a delight to be held by Soumya and Radhika to contemplate and reflect on ourselves as OD practitioners. In this work, we invest so much of ourselves in helping others. Here we were able to invest time and energy in helping ourselves. The OD & Me process focused us on people, projects and changes which have been significant for …
April 2024 Event Review: An Immersive Learning Circle with Peter Block and Bill Brendel
Our April ODA event featured Peter Block & Bill Brendel and focused on the value of Immersive Learning Circles. To appreciate the value of these, we explored a case study which illustrated the process in context. The process and the small group conversation were rich and stimulating, leaving us in a generative state of reflection and contemplation about what is …
ODA March 2024 Event Review: Connect, Share and Grow
Our March session, deftly facilitated by ODA Leadership Group member Jan Hecksher, gave us the time and space to pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful dialogue with our ODA peers. We were able to share stories from our varying work worlds, and using the wise crowd process from Liberating Structures, we explored insights, shared experiences, and gained valuable perspectives on …