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Advance your Change & Organisation Development (OD) practice

Are you ready to advance your change and OD practice? We offer this highly practical course in-person, remotely, or a blend of both. Just tell us what you need.

Helping you to advance your change & Organisation Development (OD) practice

As businesses strive to improve their ability to work at the speed of change, they need more people who have the knowledge and abilities to land change initiatives with people. That’s why developing an Organisational Development (OD) mindset, skillset and toolset is now an essential capability for leaders, managers and professionals.

We offer this 3-day programme in-house for groups of 6-12 people. Choose from fully remote, blended, or in person. Contact Us to discuss your needs.

NEW DATE! Our next open programme is for the KM Institute Oct 21-23, 2025. Join this international course remotely, from wherever you are in the world.

Watch our video conversation with one of last year’s participants, and discover how they applied their learning.

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Do real OD work with a real client - there's no role play here!

The centrepiece of the programme is real Organisation Development work, helping a real client with a live challenge

We’ve had some great clients on our OD courses! We helped a successful games company to explore organising for growth. We’ve supported a cancer charity to ‘figure out hybrid working’ to enable their strategy and values. We’ve assisted with the cultural aspects of digital transformation … more than once. We’ve helped teams who wanted to figure out how to engage with diverse internal stakeholders more effectively, working across different business units and locations. We’ve worked with international not for profits who are doing amazing work to tackle poverty and injustice. So you’ll be developing your skills, while making a real difference.

Benefits for you

Demystify OD and discover how you can use it
Recognise your strengths or get out of a rut
Take a valuable step forward in your OD practice
Expand your OD range to address tough challenges

Benefits for your organisation

Land change with people
Use Dynamic Patterning to get unstuck
Help your organization become change-ready
Address tough challenges

Genuinely superb. Great content and delivery and something that will enable me to redirect a change programme – HR Director, hospitality (FTF format)

Balance of content, practice and reflection was spot on … I feel the learning will stick with me – Organization Effectiveness Manager, financial services (FTF format)

Very applicable to my work – Business Improvement Manager, government (FTF format)

You will not be the same person you were when you entered this space. You will be welcomed into a community. Accept this invitation – Digital transformation consultant, culture and creative industry (May 2022 – fully virtual)

It has to be one of the best courses I’ve been on – Programme manager, telecomms (Sept 2023 – blended format)

The way you and John led the class enabled a deeper level of honesty, courage, and connection-forming than I have seen in a long time. I am a better person for having taken your class – Knowledge manager, (March 2024 – fully virtual)

This has been a spectacular experience. I feel like I have grown – Manager, health solutions (July 2024 – fully virtual)

Flexible format

Tailored to meet your needs

Our flexible format works brilliantly over 3 days. If you prefer a fully remote or blended approach, we have lots of options to meet your needs

Day 1 – Explore your strengths and our 3Ds framework – diagnostic, dialogic and dynamic OD

Day 2 – Real work with a real client

Day 3 – Use of self, advancing your OD practice

Add a Warm-up and Welcome session. Add one or more Skills Accelerator sessions.

Our 3D's framework

We’ll be using our innovative 3 D’s framework to help you to advance your change and OD practice

Diagnostic OD

Discover more about diagnostic Organisational Development approaches

Dialogic OD

Discover more about dialogic Organisational Development approaches

Dynamic OD

Discover more about dynamic Organisational Development approaches

Use of self

Discover more about use of self as the main instrument in Organisational Development work

Discover more about Organisation Development, try out new approaches, and extend your range. Learn how to tailor your OD approaches to your organisation’s real needs. More about the 3Ds framework: S Varney – OD-based framework for change.

Is it for you?

This programme is for anyone who needs to make change happen

I need to make change happen as part of my day job. [For managers and professionals]
I work in a related area and I want to use OD in my practice [For coaches, L&D, KM, HR, business improvement]
I’m new to Organisational Development and I want to learn more
I’m gaining OD experience and I want to develop my practice
I’m stuck in a rut and I want to extend and re-energise my OD practice

Your facilitators

Delivered in partnership by experienced facilitators

This rather special programme was co-designed and is co-facilitated by Sharon Varney and John Hovell working in partnership. Over the past 8 years, John and Sharon have combined their talents and experience, and brought their different styles and approaches together to offer a rich experience. It’s always different, always live, as it’s tailored to the needs of whoever is there.

Sharon’s approach to OD is pragmatic. She starts where people are and helps them to take a meaningful step. Even a small movement has the potential to make a big difference in change terms.

John’s approach is ‘real-time and interactive’. He embraces every moment as a learning opportunity for everyone involved – including himself. Impactful and fun conversations get him out of bed every morning.

This is a collaboration between space for learning ltd and STRATactical

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