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 …
OD in Australia Today – ODA’ s 25th anniversary national conference
OD in Australia today – ODA’ s 25th anniversary national conference, 26 July 2024 In our 25th anniversary year, we’re pausing to consider “Where’s OD in Australia today?” What are the complexities and challenges organisations face today? How can OD help organisations navigate these? What does it require of this helping role? We’ve brought together a range of talented speakers …
February 2024 Event Review: Leading generative change: challenges for leaders and consultants
What a treat it was to spend the morning with internationally renowned OD thought leader and award-winning author Gervase Bushe, at our February event, the first for our 25th anniversary year! And on a topic so relevant to our work: change. Gervase started by explaining how his experiences with Appreciative Enquiry had not always been successful; why was it that …
Nov 2023 Event Review: How do you Build a Culture of Engagement?
For our November event, we were joined by Pete Canny, our newest ODA leadership group member, to explore a framework for developing a culture of engagement that can be applied in teams and more broadly across organisations. Pete has been working with teams and leaders for over 20 years. Pete says that he treats his work as a learner and …
Oct 2023 Event Review: Rediscovering Remarkable – A Case Study
For our October event, we explored an organisational case study shared by David Greig (CEO) and Kate Barlow (CPO) of Australian not-for-profit health insurance and care provider. David joined GBHBA as CEO in the midst of the COVID pandemic, at a time when the organisation was struggling to perform. David, Kate and their executive team led the organisation through a …