5th Biennial Organization Design World Conference |
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Designing the Smarter OrganizationJuly 31st to August 5th, 2014 at the Dolce IBM Palisades Conference Center near New York City.
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There are no unmotivated people, only demotivating organizations
Click here for a program brochure in pdf that you can view, download, and send to colleaguesThree 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 sectorsBig 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 Schedule (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 presentationsby 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 anonline 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
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 executivesCEOs 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.
