May 2025 ODA Event | Beyond compliance: A blueprint for people-focused psychosocial risk management

May 2025 Event Review | Beyond compliance: A blueprint for people-focused psychosocial risk management

~ By Yope Vagenas, LG member  Ahead of new psychosocial regulations being introduced in Victoria and scheduled to take effect from 1 December 2025, it was very helpful to have Pete Jensen expertly guide us through a blueprint for moving beyond compliance and helping employers manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace.  The new regulations include 17 psychosocial categories and Victorian …

April 2025 Event Video | Story-based Facilitation Techniques

April 2025 Event Review | Story-based Facilitation Techniques

Sharing stories is important in any community, be it a family, a collective or an organisation. It helps us to understand each other better, allows us to make sense of our experiences and to connect. When we share stories intentionally, we can create an environment for better work and a strong, united culture. Storytelling expert Shawn Callahan led us through …

Reciprocity Rings

March 2025 Event Review | Reciprocity Rings

~ By Alex Dugdale, ODA Leadership Group We all have needs in our working life. Sometimes these needs are small, trivial obstacles that niggle away in the background. Sometimes, they are big, firm barriers preventing us from growth. All too often, we push these needs down, soldier on, and operate in isolation- as if we need to have all the …

February 2025 Event Review | No Silver Bullet: how do practitioners end up in collusive dances with clients?

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 …

October 2024 Event Review | 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 2024 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 …

25 years of ODA

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, …