5th Biennial Organization Design World Conference

There are no unmotivated people, only demotivating organizations

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Three Format Choices

  • Full ConferenceDeep learning
  • Partial ConferenceFor the time-constrained
  • Executive SymposiumThe general manager'experience
  • July 31-August 5, 2014
  • July 31-August 5, 2014
  • August 4, 2014

Designing the Smarter Organization

Learn a science-based approach to designing and
managing organizations, and see how it's done in real life.

Are you looking for a systems approach to designing and managing your organization, one that's supported by rock-solid evidence? Then consider this one-of-a-kind learning event that gives you a solid grounding in the science and practice of Global Organization Design, also known as Requisite Organization (RO).

Overview

Nearly all organizational dysfunction can be traced to poor structure and unclear accountabilities rather than deficient employees. Fixing dysfunction, therefore, is a matter of fixing the system using science-based, Requisite principles. Requisite Organization (RO) is the only total system model for organization design and managerial leadership.

 

This Global Organization Design Society world conference is the world's only public, professional development program in Requisite accountability and levels-based organization design and management.

 

Learn directly from executives who have successfully applied the principles to re-design their organizations and unleash their organization's potential by developing crystal clear management accountability, aligning compensation and employee capability to job complexity, and ensuring the proper number of organizational layers.

 

This development package promises to have a measurable impact on your organization and your personal effectiveness

Dates and location

  • July 31, 2014 Dinner and opening clinic session
    6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
  • August 1 to 2, 2014 Breakfast: 7:30 am each day
  • Clinic sessions continue:
    8:30 am – 5:00 pm each day
  • August 1 evening there is a work assignment
  • August 3 to 5, 2014 Breakfast: 7:30 am each day
  • August 3 – Keynote, workshops
    and evening plenary 8:30 am – 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
  • August 4 – Plenary
    8:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • August 5 – Keynote, workshops,
    panels, and wine and cheese
    8:30 am – 5:00 pm
  • LOCATION: Dolce (IBM) Palisades Conference
    Center
    334 Route 9W
    Palisades, NY 10964, USA Click here for facility details

Major Conference Themes

General managers sharing their experiences in major organization re-designs from around the world– in the private, governmental, and non-profit sectors

 

Big Data and Organization Design:Technological innovation has long driven strategy. Now as rate of digital technological change increases exponentially, concurrent design of light and flexible structures are required to fully realize potential value. Thought leaders are preparing a mini-book of challenges and propositions to catalyze conference discussions.

 

IT, data management and analytics in Financial Services and Health Care– How to set newly designed functions at the right level of work complexity and to design effective lateral relationships Exploring complementary features of vertical and lateral designs with thought leaders in other major organization design approaches.

 

Effective design of not-for-profit, Common Good Organizations

 

Effective design of small and medium sized organizations

What Past Participants Said

  • "A rare conference experience indeed! Dialoguing with other executives and practitioners at the top of their fields. Lots of systems thinking."
  • " Learning in a sellingfree environment was refreshing."
  • " Your new professional development format is engaging and first class. You've gone from 90% lecture to putting the concepts into well-designed time-efficient E-learning so that our time together at the clinic could be focused on applying concepts."
  • " Generosity everywhere! I was amazed at the collegiality, trust and sharing the Society has developed in this professional community over the years. It was a privilege to join you. I invited one of your presenting CEOs to speak to my senior team and his time with us saved months of time."

Conference Schedul (Click here for more detail)

Thursday
July 31
Friday
August 1
Saturday
August 2
Sunday
August 3
Monday
August 4
Tuesday
August 5
6:00 pm Opening dinner and first session of professional development program 8:30 am to 5 pm Track #1 – Design and Track 2 – Management Processes run concurrently 8:30 am to 5 pm Track #1 – Design and Track 2 – Management Processes run concurrently 8:30 am to 5 pm Track #1 – Design and Track 2 – Management Processes run concurrently 8:30 am - 5 pm Keynote and plenary w/ general managers sharing implementation projects 8:30 am to 5 pm Keynote and workshops on current challenges & insights from current practice

THIS CONFERENCE OFFERS THREE PARTICIPATION FORMAT OPTIONS.

Option 1. Full conference for deep learning

July 31 – Aug 5

This option begins with a 2.5 day clinic. You may choose one of two tracks:
Track 1. Applying concepts in effective design of structure, staffing, and accountabilities;
Track 2. Applying concepts to support managers in doing their work most effectively.
This option continues with three days of keynotes, plenaries, and workshops.
 

Option 2. Partial Conference (3 Days)

Aug 3 - 5

The conference features keynotes, plenaries and concurrent workshops including presentations
by general managers from countries around the world who are applying these concepts.
 

Option 3. Executive Symposium

Aug 4

The learning doesn't stop when the conference ends. You will leave with ongoing access to an
online Learning Management System, featuring E-learning and reference materials donated by
the society's individual and corporate affiliates.
Optional distance coaching support is also available

Dolce (IBM) Palisades Conference Center

Who Should Attend

Experienced practitioners of levels-based organization design can expect the same state-of-theart sharing of practice as in previous conferences.

IBM, IBM client & IBM business partner executives – as well as managers of other IT, data management and analytic firms wishing to improve product design, sales, implementation, and client organization design to capture the full value of expanding analytic powers

Financial services and health care executives

CEOs and other senior leaders of small- and medium-sized businesses who want an effective short course in designing and managing their growing organizations

CEOs, senior managers, HR executives, and high potential individuals who need a metamodel for sustainable organization and leadership effectiveness.

General managers with accountability for implementing strategy

Vice Presidents of Human Resources tasked with building strategic capability in their own function and throughout the organization

High-potentials needing an in-depth understanding of complex organization dynamics and how to succeed in special project assignments

Senior management consultants who want a powerful short course in organization design and management and to align themselves with a global network of senior organization design practitioners to collaborate on major projects

Senior practitioners of complementary organization design approaches

Academics in organizational studies looking to include these concepts in their teaching, research and consulting

 

PRE- AND POST-SESSION VALUE ADDS

 

Before the event

Some thought leaders are writing a short book on major Big Data and Organization Design challenges and opportunities – to frame discussion at the conference.

For you to gain full benefit from your conference experience, it's best to review the E-learning modules on the Global Organization Design Society's web site which will provide you with a good conceptual overview of these organization design methods.

Participate in a teleconference and if you wish an online discussion forum moderated by clinic staff who are Senior Fellows of the Society.

After the event

One-year continued access to the GO Society's on-line professional development program including advanced recommended readings, videos, and on-line moderated discussion.

Invitation to become a Society affiliated organization design practitioner upon successful completion of the program and recommendation by a distance coach.

Learn how to:

  • Determine the optimal number of organizational layers
  • Establish clear roles, accountabilities, and authorities to build effective cross-functional relationships
  • Create a new business unit or separate company based on RO principles
  • Design robust project management structures to handle complexity
  • Improve the design and staffing of the Human Resources function and manage the careers of highpotential HR professionals
  • Exercise leadership that will help managers to become effective leaders and employees to use their full capabilities
  • Understand how to leverage all components of the complete system of management to ensure sustained organization and leadership effectivess

Who We Are

Global Organization Design Society

The Global Organization Design Society is a not-for-profit corporation serving business users, consultants, and academics world-wide who are interested in science-based management to improve organizational effectiveness. The society exists to:

Promote among existing users increased awareness, understanding, and skilled knowledge in applying concepts of Levels of Work Complexity, Levels of Human Capability, Accountability, and other concepts included in Requisite Organization and/or Stratified Systems Theory; and Promote among potential users of the methods, appreciation of the variety of uses, and benefits of science-based management and access to resources.

IBM

IBM is a global technology company transforming itself from a traditional supplier of hardware to the IT executive to a provider of solutions supporting the enterprise C-Suite in capturing the promise of exponentially expanding data and analytical capability.

IBM sponsored an international conference on Big Data and Organization Design in Paris in the Spring of 2013.

It was there that IBM recognized that the levels of work complexity and human capability methods used by the Global Organization Design Society had potential to contribute and decided to co-sponsor this conference.

Registration

THE FIVE-DAY CONFERENCE

Those new to levels of work complexity, human capability and accountability-based organization design and those advanced practitioners wanting in-depth exposure to recent design insights in the field are encouraged to attend the entire five-day event.

DATES

July 31, 2014, 6:00 pm to August 5th at 5:00 pm.

FEE

Registration fees are all-inclusive covering :

  • Accommodation for individuals at the IBM Palisades Conference Center and for couples or individuals sharing a room at the nearby Holiday Inn with shuttle service
  • All breakfasts, lunches, dinners and health breaks
  • All conference session fees and materials
  • One-year subscription to the GO Society Learning Management System including E-learning, online teleconferences and learning forums with the Society's Senior Fellows

For more information or to register please click:
http://bit.ly/10deZty

 

Type of
registration
Early bird
before Feb. 15
Between
Feb.16-May 31
After
June 1
Private sector $3,260 $3,460 $3,975
Government $2,850 $3,025 $3,475
Non-profit
and academic
$1,975 $1,975 $1,975
 

THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE

Those executives who are time-limited should send colleagues to the full program while attending August 3rd through 5th which focuses on general managers sharing their practice and dialogue about latest practice and insights about current challenges.

DATES

August 3, 2014, 8:00 pm to August 5th at 5:00 pm.

FEE

Registration fees are all-inclusive covering :

  • Dinner and accommodation for arrival the evening of August 2nd and accommodation August 3rd and 4th for individuals at the IBM Palisades Conference Center and for couples or individuals sharing a room at the nearby Holiday Inn with shuttle service
  • All breakfasts, lunches, dinners and health breaks
  • All conference session fees and materials
  • One-year subscription to the GO Society Learning Management System including E-learning, online teleconferences and learning forums with the Society's Senior Fellows.

For more information or to register please click:
http://bit.ly/10deZty

Type of
registration
Early bird
before Feb. 15
Between
Feb.16-May 31
After
June 1
Private sector $2,195 $2,350 $2,685
Government $1,845 $1,960 $2,250
Non-profit
and academic
$1,555 $1,555 $1,555

 

SPECIAL PRICES:

  • Register 3 or more participants from the same organization and pay 15% less.
  • Participants who are willing to share accommodation at a nearby Holiday Inn with shuttle service should call for a price adjustment.
  • Members of the affiliated organizations will receive a coupon code in a special mailing and should use that code in their registration. These organizations include: The Organization Design Community, Organization Design Forum, and Organization Design Forum Europe.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

  • More than 30 days before the event – a 90% refund. Within 30 days you may send a substitute or receive credit for a future conference.

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Ron Capelle is unique in his multiple professional certifications, his implementation of RO concepts through well designed organization development methods, and his research documenting the effectiveness of his firm's interventions
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design
Requisite Organization International Institute distributes Elliott Jaques's books, papers, and videos and provides RO-based training to client organizations