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July 2017
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Consider a Leadership Role with the OD Network
We are now accepting applications for our 2018 Board of Trustee elections. Being on our board can be a great way to connect with other OD professionals around the globe, grow your leadership skills, and impact the future of our network for years to come. Applications will be accepted through July 24, 2017.
Our elected board members serve a term of three years. Primary responsibilities include ensuring the viability of the OD Network, fiduciary responsibilities and actively supporting achievement of our strategic outcomes. 
Annual Conference Plenary Session Highlight
We're excited to announce the details of one of our conference plenary sessions: Wiser Together, by Juanita Brown, Frances Baldwin and Stephanie Brown.
We have entered a time in our shared humanity in which the very ground of our lives and our institutions is shaking with chaotic and diverse realities exploding around us.
Are we and the systems where we live and work cracking up or cracking open? As conversational leaders working with organizations and communities what does the call of our times demand of us as we nurture innovation and collective action?
Come prepared for an exciting and highly participative plenary experience and living network of conversations that will identify courageous questions, nurture new friendships, and clarify opportunities for action.
Join OD “elders” Frances Baldwin, Founder of Designed Wisdom, and Juanita Brown, Co-Founder of the World Cafe, and Stephanie Brown, Collaboration Designer and a next generation leader of innovative OD approaches, in a provocative exploration of our role(s) as OD professionals — and caring citizens — in this time of tumult around the globe.
Join us October 14-17 in Chicago for this and many more opportunities to learn from OD leaders.
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Conference Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities are available!
Don't miss this opportunity to put your organization's products and services in front of global leaders in OD! Learn more on our website.
Chat with Plenary Session Speakers
We're very excited to have Frances Baldwin, EdD, Juanita Brown, PhD, and Stephanie Brown, MSOD, joining us next Tuesday, July 18, for this month's Chair Chat. The topic will the World Café. We'll showcase the “technology” of the World Café and engage participants in an active discussion about the history, today and the future of this OD intervention.
Space is limited — register now!
Award Nominations Close Friday
There are just a couple of days left to submit your nominations for the 2017 OD Network Awards.
We are seeking nominations in all awards categories:
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Service to the OD Network Award
  • Organizational Excellence and Impact in OD Award
  • Sharing the Wealth Award
  • Outstanding Article in OD Practitioner Award
  • Communicating OD Knowledge Award
  • Emerging New OD Practitioner Award
Please review the awards criteria and take a few moments to reflect on those who have influenced and inspired you.
The nomination deadline is 11:59 pm EDT on Friday, July 14.
Developing the OD Skills Assessment
Following the launch of the Global OD Practice Framework™, we quickly formed a volunteer practitioner development team to develop an aligning philosophy and strategy. We wanted to develop a focused, market-niche strategy that offers our members educational products and services that are customized to their needs and competency levels. We want the OD Network to be viewed as the premier “go-to” industry resource for organizational development knowledge, advice, and advocacy. We'll offer world-class educational programming that is comprehensive, learner focused, and member driven. Our programs will leverage university partnerships and member expertise to connect practitioners, expand knowledge growth and positively impact lives and communities. By blending proven OD models within the Global OD Practice Framework™ we will deliver a resource toolkit that is unique, innovative, flexible and practical.
Expanding Strategic Relationships
One element of our three-year strategic plan is to strengthen our strategic relationships with other organizations. More specifically, we look to expand our presence through strategic relationships that are global in scope and clearly defined and provide value for each party.
Our strategic plan defines three outcomes for this element:
  • The OD Network expands its presence through strategic relationships that are global in scope and that are clearly defined to provide win-win value for each party; affiliations and membership categories are clearly defined.
  • Businesses offering OD-related products and services are aligned to the Global OD Practice Framework™ and actively support activities of the Network and membership.
  • OD Network offers the premiere events that further connection, growth and the impact of OD and draw participation from all of our direct and ancillary stakeholder groups around the globe.
New and Student Member Perspectives
As part of our ongoing dedication to the academic partners of the OD Network, we are always looking for new and diverse ways of featuring fresh perspectives of student members of the Network. With many of our school degree programs on summer break, we're excited to use this opporunity to pilot a new approach to sharing relevant conversations between members.
This short article introduces a new video communications initiative championed by the Welcome Experience Team. We are proud to release a sneak peak (2-minute) and full-length (7-minute) video conversation highlighting the experiences of new and student members in their journey discovering the OD Network.
Watch the 2-minute sneak peak video from the new Welcome Experience Team.
Member Spotlight: Dr. Mila Baker
Each month, Network News features a member of OD Network. This month’s spotlight is a memorial of Mila Baker, PhD, founder of PaperEgg Consulting and author of Peer-to-Peer Leadership: Why the Network is the Leader.
Check Out the New Talent Connect Page
Looking for a volunteer opportunity with the OD Network? Check out current opportunities shown on the Volunteer page! We've grouped them by category. Once you've decided what you'd like to explore, remember to click on the "Volunteer Now" button to share more information about yourself and your interests.
This month, we're featuring our Affiliations and Partnerships committee. The OD Network is trying to find out more about other organizations with similar interests. We currently need several volunteers who are willing to make phone calls to regional affiliates to find out more about them, using a provided script for consistency. Learn more about this opportunity.
Featured Jobs
OD Network Job Exchange is the most effective forum — whether you're a job seeker or employer — to find opportunities specific to OD. Some of the most recent postings include:
Sr. Organization Development Consultant
Los Angeles, California
Posted on 6/20/2017
Career Services Advisor
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
Posted on 6/26/2017
Organizational Development Specialist 
Laurel, Maryland
Posted on 7/6/2017
To view all job listings, visit the OD Network Job Exchange
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July 18, 2017
Chair Chat
July 25, 2017
2017 08 Welcome Group
August 23, 2017
2017 09 Welcome Group
August 29, 2017
2017 10 Welcome Group
October 14-17, 2017
OD Network Annual Conference
The Call of Our Time: OD Innovating for Impact
Chair
Martha Kesler
Vice Chair
Jamie Kelly
Treasurer
Amy Cowart
  
Trustees
Lori Blander
Marco Cassone
Sherry Duda
Jean Hartmann
Cindy Miller
Sanjay Naik
Welcome New Members
Please welcome our new members who joined in June & July
Barb Alag
Luisa Angelsmith
Liz Boyles
Mary Corcoran
Rhonda V Evans
Claire Frisella
Lauren Godfrey
Tracy Gowens
Marques Gunn
Lori Hart
Julie Sheldon Huffaker
Neda Jasmine Jamehdor
Maja Joakim
Maria Keys
Michelle Kosmacek
Tanzy Lawhorn
Christie Linsner
Mark Luna
Sakil Malik
Scot May
Holly McCandless
Lori McMaster
Jodi Molenaar-Hanson
Karen Morris
Janet Ann Nelson
Elaine Newton
Bright Owusu-ansah Boakye
Louis Porter
Jimmy Price
Carol Runge
Ted Scholz
Wes Siegal
Khamiya Small
Karena Sukhu
James Thurston-Chalenor
Ashley Ukleya
Sylvia Vega
David Whitehair
Mary Clare Wojcik
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