~ 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘺 Jessica Bezant I came to this conference to learn, and I left with more than I expected. Across three sessions, the themes kept circling back to the same core idea: the conditions we create for people matter more than we often acknowledge. Whether people are willing and able to do their best work is not a mystery. …
Cracking Open OD: How open is our OD practice really?
Conference: Friday, 24 July 2026 Pre-conference Workshop: Thursday, 23 July 2026 Conference Overview In a world where organisations claim to value openness — open communication, open learning, open systems — how open are we really? For decades, Organisation Development has championed transparency, curiosity, and human‑centred inquiry. But as practitioners, leaders, and collaborators in change, we also need to ask …
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 …
June 2023 Event Review | How do You Chart Your OD Career Path?
Our June event was a two-part series presented by Dr. William Brendel. Bill’s revolutionary tool, M.O.S.T. Meaningful Career Assessment, which has been adopted in OD graduate curricula and professional networks worldwide, has helped countless emerging change agents, graduate students, and professionals transitioning from HR or Talent Development forge a path in OD. The ODA events of 2023 are each aligned …



