Organization Design Forum

Holacracy^TM: A Horizon III Approach to Organization Design
The Holacracy^TM system is a transformative organization design approach that has been deployed in small and medium size organizations. It is built on the solid foundation of lean manufacturing, agile software development, and sound human dynamic principles. Anyone looking for what is cutting edge in this area of organization design will want to experience this full day session. Using the Mckinsey Consulting Company "Horizon 3" model as a lens on design methodology, Holacracy is clearly "Level 3" because of its revolutionary approach to deploying organizational design. This comprehensive "practice" for governing and running organizations can be deployed quickly. It is a new organizational "operating system" that has unique governance and operating structures that allow for "just-in-time" response to organizational or market conditions. You will not find a "Star Model" here, but rather "Integrative Decision Making" and the principles such as "Dynamic Steering" and "Double Linking" which accelerate effective response to the presenting issues facing the organization internally or in its environment.

Holacracy (www.holacracy.org) integrates collective wisdom from throughout a company providing better decision-making and simultaneously gives everyone voice. Come to this session and meet Brian Robertson, an experienced CEO who pioneered many of Holacracy's methods hands-on while leading real-world organizations, and who is deploying this ground breaking approach internationally.

The Strategic and Systems Thinking Approach to Organization Design
Stephen Haines is well known for his work in the field of systems thinking. Join him and other participants as he presents a blend of ideas and practice on the strategic and systems thinking approach to organization design.

As a participant in this workshop you will:

Build an understanding of the five research-based concepts of systems thinking
Learn the universal application of strategic and systems thinking to organization design
Learn the universal application of strategic and systems thinking to change in all aspects of work and life

Make plans now to join the leaders in organization design at the annual ODF Conference in May, 2010 in beautiful downtown Denver.

As organizations begin to rebound from the recent downturn in the economy, organization designers will likely find themselves in a unique situation to assist with renewal and growth. Whether building new or revising old, organization design is a discipline and skill set that is needed now more than ever. This conference will provide the forum for skilled practitioners, academicians and business leaders to learn, discuss, debate and practice the next generation of organization design methodologies. Plenary Speakers

Our line-up of Plenary Speakers includes Ed Schein, MIT Sloan School of Management; Bill Pasmore, Center for Creative Leadership; Niko Canner, Booz & Company; Allan Bradshaw, Weyerhaeuser Company; and Charles "Skip" Odell, MetLife.

Ed Schein is well known for his work on the topics of organizational culture and organization development. He is a prolific researcher, writer, teacher and consultant. Besides numerous articles in professional journals and authoring 14 books, he published an extended case analysis of the rise and fall of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 2003.

Bill Pasmore is a former professor of the Weatherhead School of Management at CaseWestern ReserveUniversity where he directed the school's Master's Degree program in Organization Development. He has since worked for the consulting firm of Oliver Wyman Delta in the Corporate Learning and Organizational Development Practice and since January 2008 has worked for the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®). He leads CCL's efforts to help clients develop the larger organizational leadership systems that increase their overall performance and enable their individual leaders to thrive.

Niko Canner is a Senior Partner in Booz & Company's organization and change leadership practice, and a member of the North America Management Team. He is based in the New York office, and works with a range of global clients. Prior to the firm's combination with Booz & Company, Niko was co-founder and Managing Partner of Katzenbach Partners. Niko advises leading companies in many industries, with a particular focus on the strategic and organizational questions that define the long-term evolution of large enterprises. He was named one of ten "new gurus" by Fortune magazine in November 2008, and is frequently quoted as a thought leader on management and business strategy in publications such as BusinessWeek, The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Allan Bradshaw joined Weyerhaeuser Company in 1989, one of the world's largest forest products companies located in Federal Way, Washington. He currently leads the research and development group as VP Product Development & Technology. Prior to his new position he led the HR function for the Woods Products Division. Allan was the driving force in the creation of "iLevel™", a new full-service, whole house framing solution business marketed to the largest home-building companies in the U.S.

Charles "Skip" Odell is Vice President, International Compensation and Benefits for MetLife. Skip is responsible for MetLife's international compensation and benefits programs in 18 countries. Prior to joining Met Life in 2005, Skip focused on the design and installation of state-of-the-art compensation, benefits and system designs overseas as well as in the U.S. He also formed an international boutique consulting firm specializing in the HR aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Consequently, Skip has directly participated in 14 major acquisitions with Fortune 200 scale companies including Mobil Oil Corporation, Tenneco, PepsiCo, RJR-Nabisco, Citibank, Swiss Bank Corporation and AutoNation USA.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear and learn from these terrific speakers! There will also be concurrent sessions and pre-conference workshops to choose from, which will be announced soon. We will keep you informed as more information becomes available regarding conference details and registration.

We Are Now Welcoming Proposals
for Concurrent Sessions
for ODF's 2010 Annual Conference!

We are now welcoming proposals for nine 90-minute concurrent sessions at the 2010 Conference. Criteria and suggestions are in the Call for Presenters form which can be downloaded on our website by clicking here.

What project case studies, ideas, tools, research would you like to share with your colleagues? Please submit a proposal by NOVEMBER 13th. Submit your proposal to our ODF Administrator, at b_r_price@bellsouth.net.

A Mile High, A World Wide! — You won't want to miss it!

The venue for our 2010 Annual Conference is the beautiful, modern Magnolia Hotel (www.magnoliahoteldenver.com). It is located in the LoDo District of Denver and is within walking distance of the 16th Street Mall, Coors Field, Invesco Field at Mile High, the Pepsi Center and most major corporate headquarters.

ODF has set aside a block of rooms for the conference at the discounted price of $169/night.