Organization Design Forum Conference LO28155

From: CMcgee@aol.com
Date: 04/04/02


The Organization Design Forum announces the 2002 Annual Conference,
"Designing for Sustainability: Riding the Economic Roller Coaster". The
Organization Design Forum is a non-profit professional society dedicated
to the advancement of the theory and practice of organization design.

WHEN: April 28th through May 1st

WHERE: In Boulder, Colorado, at the scenic Boulderado Hotel in sight of
the majestic Rockies

For accomodations, call the hotel at 800/433-4344 and identify yourself as
an ODF participant

The Conference is structured to increase participants ability to identify
the issues, design choices and approaches that better able their
organizations to remain competitive in today's turbulent environment and
move beyond mere survival.

Among the confirmed speakers are:

 - Jay Galbraith of U.S.C.'s Center for Effective Organizations, who will
discuss designing "reconfigurable" organizations for flexibility and
sustainability;

 - Gary Frank and Paul Tolchinsky, Performance Development Associates, on
"The Strategy/Structure Connection: Designing to Operationalize
Structure;"

 - Julie Smith, CLG, presenting "Metrics: The Key to Behavioral Results
that Last."

Also featured are practical applications including design work at such
diverse organizations as the BBC News, United Airlines, and performing arts
groups such as Cirque du Soleil.

Also available is a one pre-conference workshop: "An Introduction to
Organization Design: The Seven-Step Process". This workshop is covers:

 - Organization Design - the continual design and alignment of
organizational structures, systems and processes to achieve business results
 - Models of Organization Design: Galbraith, McKinsey, Nadler & Tushman,
etc.
 - The ODF Seven-Step Process
    - Contracting for a designed organization
    - Understanding business context
    - Developing the design concept and alternatives
    - Detailed design process
    - Aligning design elements
    - Implementing design changes
    - Renewal

This highly interactive workshop will provide participants with a solid
grounding in the basics of organization design.

Please visit our site, www.organizationdesignforum.org, for more
information about the conference, travel arrangements and accomodations,
and why organization design is such a crucial aspect of sustainability
particularly in this age of economic uncertainty.

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E. Craig McGee, Ph.D.
Solutions
970-416-0809
cmcgee@aol.com

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