All Events
Education: A Manifesto for Change
Education is the most important factor determining the future of our children, our economy, our society and ultimately our planet. Richard uses his experience-driven insights to clarify the vision, thinking and processes we must adopt if we are to develop a system that prepares our young people for the future. Bringing together his career as a former award-winning teacher, globally renowned principal, school and university board member and government policy advisor, Richard explains exactly what skills, behaviours and attributes our children need to achieve success in the modern world.
Online Workshop: Design Thinking for HR Leaders
Design thinking can help HR create adaptive, resilient organisations aligned through purpose and culture, and to develop a more human-centred employee experience. Participants in this workshop will engage with the design thinking process to learn the methods of design thinking and their application to HR. In a series of engaging, hands-on sessions, to learn not only the phases of design thinking (Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test) but also the role of strategic problem-framing. As we work, we will also introduce the behaviours and capabilities for enabling and accelerating a creative culture. We know that the way we work together directly impacts what we produce, and therefore how we resonate with both internal and external stakeholders. But the nature of organisational systems is evolving, from hierarchical models rooted in the Industrial Age, to emergent ones accelerated by the Digital Age. Together, we will explore the qualities of creative leaders, and introduce practices to develop a clear understanding of how today’s rising levels of uncertainty and unfolding behaviours can lead to multiple plausible possibilities that have real-time implications for innovation. Learning outcomes: • HR Leaders: Learning to both unlock your own creativity and enable it in others. • HR Teams: Using a design thinking approach to rapid problem-finding, -framing & -solving. • Organisations: Enabling internal ways of working that consistently lead to innovative outcomes.
The Organisation Development Symposium: Improving Agility, Learning and Action
Our symposium objectives are: To present new knowledge and concepts; To enable participant learning, collaboration and development; To provide frameworks to deliver improved organisational effectiveness; To energise Participants for further action. The thrust of the event is based on the well understood need for speed and agility, presented by Professor Joe Perfetti, an understanding of the Cynefin framework from its originator, Dave Snowden. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge will discuss some of the practical issues which can enable further progress. A tool for organisation analysis will be offered for discussion By Nick Holley and Peter Blausten. Rupert Morrison will chair a discussion with Senior OD professionals to debate the issues raised and offer further suggestions for action. High level input, discussions and reflection will be important elements in delivering this event.
