Designing for Agility and Innovation . . . the single most pressing issue facing organizations as the workplace and our lives digitize. The demands, opportunities and choices confronting organizations are increasingly complex and tangled. Leaders are faced with difficult, seemingly paradoxical challenges and often reliant on an outdated toolkit.
In complex environments, how do you scale and remain agile? How do we automate and keep people engaged in meaningful work? How do you organize for speed and keep pace with customer needs? At ODF 2018, we’ll explore these big questions facing organizations.
As open-minded, inquiry-driven org designers, we recognize the need to seek ideas from “outside the box,” and build a rich toolbox of design approaches and methods. Organization Design continues to evolve along with the organizations we serve in creating resilient, versatile, adaptive and innovative organizations.
Join a group of experienced, committed, passionate practitioners to learn and share the needs and solutions that advance organizational capacities to more nimbly adapt and innovate.
Conference Fee $1895
Save $400!!
Register for $1495 until 02/01/18
Students register for $495*
Share the code CKOUTODF* with a first time conference attendee
and they save $149 . . .
and if you attend, to recognize your support
to grow the community,
we’ll put you in a drawing for
a $200 Amazon Gift Card
PLENARY SPEAKERS
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Richard Sheridan CEO, Menlo InnovationsBuild a Workplace People Love
– Just add JoyCreate an intentional team culture focused on the business value of joy and unleash the human energy and the results you always knew were possible.
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VF & KatesKesler Dan Dombey, VF Corp & Managing Partners, Kates Kesler Organization Design Consulting
Activating a Global Brand Model
Greg & Amy will be joined by Dan Dombey, head of OE&D at VF Corp, to share how VF is redesigning to gain the benefit of global brands while also being fast in local markets. He’ll show how VF is building new functional expertise to support an agile, integrated organization, including new digital capabilities.
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Christopher Worley PROFESSOR, STRATEGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL
Organization Agility:
Where Design = ChangeLet’s explore what Agility is (and what it isn’t) and describe how next practice organizations are combining organization design and organization development principles to create sustainably effective systems.
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Christopher White Managing Director, Center for Positive Organizations
Creating Positive Change
Without Authority
Explore how to navigate organizations to get things done using a framework for advancing the initiatives that are important to you, your company, and the world.
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We’ll be hosting the conference at
 “inspired campus digs, old-school supper club, & kindred spirits” |
615 East Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(800)666-8693
Conference Rate $189+tax
(based on availability thru 3/22/18)
Book Online
or via telephone: ODF Conference
Home to the University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a warm and welcoming North American town with a vibrant energy, sophisticated charm, and beautiful natural surroundings. The town is well known for its cultural offerings, with abundant opportunities to enjoy the arts and culture scene, ranging from thought-provoking art exhibits to inspiring performances by jazz legends. Exclusive galleries with hands-on exhibits and exceptional museums. Noted as one of “America’s Best Main Streets”, you’ll be able to walk nearby to one of over 300 restaurants. Ann Arbor’s other accolades include:
- #1 Best Mid-Sized Cities to Visit (RewardExpert, 2017)
- #1 The 10 Most Walkable Neighborhoods in the Midwest (Redfin.com, 2016)
- The 15 U.S. Towns Most Worthy of a Day Trip (Esquire, 2016)
- 10 College Towns We’d Actually Want To Visit As Adults (Huffington Post Traveler, 2014)
- Best College Towns for People Who Aren’t In College (Conde Nast Traveler, 2014)
PEER WORKSHOPS
Every year we invite the ODF community members to submit proposals on case studies, advanced theory and new methodologies that impact the practice of organization design.
We are looking for dynamic thinkers who will engage our conference participants in thought-provoking, diverse conversation and experiential concurrent workshop sessions that challenge our assumptions, stretch our thinking, and expand our skills. ODF is committed to providing a conference experience that inspires, connects, enables, and supports the exciting work of organization design.
We are confirming our final selections – details to be posted soon!
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018
The Organization Design Forum devotes the day before the conference to workshops that build knowledge, skills and competence for our different types of practitioners. It is our goal to help elevate and deepen the practice of organization design by offering learning opportunities that enable or support the field.
This year we are offering two full-day sessions:
ORGANIZATION DESIGN PRIMER: Theory and Practice
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
with
Tom Jasinski, President and Founder of Third Gate Partners, Inc.
Stuart Wigham, Content Manager and Consultant, On-The-Mark
(Pre-Conference) Workshop Fee $195
Tom Jasinski, President and Founder of Third Gate Partners, Inc.
Stuart Wigham, Content Manager and Consultant, On-The-Mark
(Pre-Conference) Workshop Fee $195
What is organization design? How does one think about it? How does one do it? If you are new to the field, or find yourself simply wanting to learn more about its foundation, these may be your questions. This engaging, fast-paced program will build your awareness, understanding, knowledge, and ability to move forward as a learning and emerging practitioner of organization design.
EXPERIENCE DESIGN, SHAPING ORGANIZATION DESIGN
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
with
Jeff Tritt, Talent and Culture Leader, IBM iX
Brian Donovan, IBM iX, Executive Director, Experience Strategy
(Pre-Conference) Workshop Fee $495
Jeff Tritt, Talent and Culture Leader, IBM iX
Brian Donovan, IBM iX, Executive Director, Experience Strategy
(Pre-Conference) Workshop Fee $495
This collaborative workshop is intended to share the principles of Customer Experience (CX) strategy and to practice the methods and tools of the discipline in the context of organization design. Together, we will apply methods and tools from Design Thinking such as Empathy Mapping, Experience Mapping, Appreciative Inquiry, and Prototyping to the organization design process. We will also share insights from research conducted by IBMiX.
ORGANIZATION DESIGN BAZAAR
The conference format allows for maximum learning and connection. We include a mix of cutting edge plenary speakers and sessions led by peers that will explore such topics as: the changing nature of work, the impact on work space, the ways that design intersects with Big Data, and the evolution of our capabilities as organization design practitioners. We also include time to connect with other participants in ways that boost your knowledge and networks.
And, back by popular demand on the second day of the conference, the “Organization Design Bazaar”.
The Bazaar is an energetic open forum where conference attendees exchange organization design ideas, practices, challenges and information related to our conference theme: DESIGNING FOR AGILITY & INNOVATION
Our intention is:
- To invite participants to contribute to a community-wide dialogue
- To support each other’s learning and development
- To engage and constructively challenge each other
- To stimulate ideas and innovation in our practices
Click here for an overview of the Organization Design Bazaar
What we heard after our 2017 conference . . .
“ODF conferences present information relative to the practice of organization design and organization development from the basics, including theory, to cutting edge ideas and practices. It’s an excellent return on investment for practitioners and academics.”
“This was, unquestionably, the finest professional conference of its kind I have ever attended.”
“From the “I appreciate” board:
– All the great (& real stories) from people wrestling with fascinating org challenges!
– Meeting so many people in the community, hearing about real/interesting examples, & challenging my assumptions
– The opennes and warmth of my fellow attendees. I felt so welcomed!!
– The ability to network with people a lot smarter than me!””This was, unquestionably, the finest professional conference of its kind I have ever attended.”
Conference Fee $1895
Save $400!!
Register for $1495 until 02/01/18
Students register for $495*
Share the code CKOUTODF* with a first time conference attendee
and they save $149 . . .
and if you attend, to recognize your support
to grow the community,
we’ll put you in a drawing for
a $200 Amazon Gift Card
*Student Registration Fee is not eligible for the first time attendee discount
