Loading…
Timezone
Welcome to the 2021 MSOD Virtual Alumni Conference: Reunion With Purpose: OD in our selves, our systems, and our world!

To get started, click on "Read Me !!" below for more context, information, and resources. Then scroll down to the schedule for session times and details. For questions and tech support: msodconference@gmail.com. Thank you and have a great conference! 

Love what you’re seeing and haven’t registered yet? Just click here!

Log in to bookmark your favorites and sync them to your phone or calendar.

Friday, November 5
 

07:00 PDT

Welcome to our 2021 Virtual MSOD Conference
Video Recording of Session

Speakers
avatar for Alissa Tuschall

Alissa Tuschall

Global HR Leader, Autodesk
My mantra: The universe is abundant, self-healing is continual and love is lifeMy trade: I lead HR for the Digital Transformation office at Autodesk; I covertly and at times overtly integrate OD principles and philosophies in the ways organizations work, especially ones in the midst... Read More →
avatar for Wade Shows

Wade Shows

Director, Learning & Org Effectiveness, Kaiser Permanente
I’m passionate about dynamic, inclusive and equitable meeting design - from routine workgroup meetings to strategic off-sites to conferences like this! In-person, virtual or hybrid - the foundational principles of designing and facilitating for clarity, connection and commitment... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 07:00 - 08:00 PDT
All Together
  Welcomes & Intros

08:00 PDT

Career Self-Management: Focus Here First
Video Recording of Session

As busy professionals with multiple priorities, when do we find the time to stop and consider our own developmental needs? When do we take the time to analyze out own wants? When do we figure out how to take action to move the needle on our own career satisfaction? The answer is usually “not often enough.” We operate in overdrive, we balance so many balls, we run so fast. We help others develop. It’s no wonder we don’t pause to think about our own careers and our own development. This is a chance to point the finger at yourself and do some thinking about your own career.
 
Dr. Beverly Kaye will introduce us to a five-step career development process while we connect our colleagues, learn about and from one another, and consider the application to our clients.
Speakers
avatar for Bev Kaye

Bev Kaye

Founder and CEO, Bev Kaye & Co.
Dr. Beverly Kaye is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable professionals in career development, employee engagement and retention. In 2018 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Talent Development (ATD). In 2019, Beverly was recognized by the Institute... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 08:00 - 09:00 PDT
All Together
  Keynote, Career

09:00 PDT

Learning Circles (option 1)
Speakers
avatar for Alissa Tuschall

Alissa Tuschall

Global HR Leader, Autodesk
My mantra: The universe is abundant, self-healing is continual and love is lifeMy trade: I lead HR for the Digital Transformation office at Autodesk; I covertly and at times overtly integrate OD principles and philosophies in the ways organizations work, especially ones in the midst... Read More →
avatar for Wade Shows

Wade Shows

Director, Learning & Org Effectiveness, Kaiser Permanente
I’m passionate about dynamic, inclusive and equitable meeting design - from routine workgroup meetings to strategic off-sites to conferences like this! In-person, virtual or hybrid - the foundational principles of designing and facilitating for clarity, connection and commitment... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 09:00 - 10:30 PDT
All Together
  Learning Circles

10:30 PDT

Building LGBTQ+ Awareness in a Safe Zone (:60)
Video Recording of Session

This is an accelerated version of a 2-hour standard class based on The Safe Zone Project, a free curriculum for educators and learners. The class includes mini-lectures, individual reflections, small group activities, and large group discussions. Attendees also receive a participant’s guide for the class with references. This session is designed those not familiar or with little experience with the queer community.
1. Identify personal assumptions about LGTBQ+ people
2. Understand key vocabulary terms for LGBTQ+ identities
  3. Discern how privileges intersect with LGBTQ+ communities and workplaces
Speakers
avatar for Sally E Loftis

Sally E Loftis

Human Resources Consultant, Loftis Partners
Sally Loftis (she/her) is the daughter of teachers, innovators, and visionaries who taught her from a young age to deeply listen to everyone in her circle of influence. Starting with activism in high school, Sally volunteered and worked in spaces so that all people feel seen, heard... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 10:30 - 11:30 PDT
Track 1
  Peer-to-Peer

10:30 PDT

Make Work More Human (:120)
Video Recording of Session

"Your story speaks to my story." This reflection on the power of our stories to impact each other was shared with Renee Smith by her learning group consultant, Ginnie Beldon Charles. In this session, Renee will share her story of following her curiosity, using her opportunities, and taking bold action, believing that we need to have an impact on the world. Wondering what it takes to create a workplace where customers are satisfied and employees can truly thrive, she came to believe that it takes decreasing fear and increasing love to foster a human workplace. Love? Yes love. Learn insights from Renée Smith’s primary qualitative research on fear and love. Hear the story of its application in a system of 60,000 employees. Grapple with accountability in a loving workplace. Learn a tool that can be applied to any challenge to bring more love. Gain insights into how to improve psychological safety, engagement, and performance. Reflect on standing for love in organizations as a practitioner. Connect to the love embedded in your own OD practice, and inspire your commitment to make organizations more human!
Speakers
avatar for Renée Smith

Renée Smith

Founder & CEO, A Human Workplace
Renée Smith (she/her) is founder and CEO of A Human Workplace, a growing global movement, consultancy, and community of affiliated practitioners and leaders together exploring how to make work more loving and human, based on her primary qualitative research on decreasing fear and... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 10:30 - 12:30 PDT
Track 3
  Peer-to-Peer

10:30 PDT

Self-As-Instrument: Being Centered in Mind, Heart, Body and Intuition (:120)
Video Recording of Session

Jen will enhance our awareness about self-as-instrument and show the impact of our “being” on the OD work we do. Jen will share her Power Centers Model, have us do a self-assessment and identify how we can more powerfully use our minds, hearts, bodies and intuition to impact systems. She will take us through experiential activities to help us be more centered and share about her new book “Daily Nuggets of Truth.”
Speakers
avatar for Jen Todd

Jen Todd

Founder and CEO, Breakthrough Partners, Inc.
Jennifer (Jen) Todd, Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Partners, Inc., is an experienced leadership coach and consultant. She supports individual leaders, entrepreneurs and leadership teams in corporate and non-profit settings in being high performing, knowing their purpose, realizing... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 10:30 - 12:30 PDT
Track 2
  Peer-to-Peer

12:30 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************
Friday November 5, 2021 12:30 - 13:30 PDT
All Together
  Refresh

13:30 PDT

Faculty - A Journey Back to Self
Video Recording of Session
Speakers
avatar for Ann Feyerherm, PhD

Ann Feyerherm, PhD

Professor of Organization and Management, Pepperdine University
Before earning her doctorate, Dr. Feyerherm spent 11 years as a manager of organization development at Procter & Gamble, where she was involved in employee relations, organization design, and corporate downsizing. As a consultant, she has worked with Healthways, Honeywell, Monsanto... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 13:30 - 14:30 PDT
All Together
  Keynote

14:30 PDT

Lead With a Full Charge (:60)
Video Recording of Session

Connect with self-love and self-care and hear your heart's OD calling. In this session, participants will practice self-care through meditation, visualization, meditation and more!
Speakers
avatar for Amanda Cipriano

Amanda Cipriano

Senior Manager, Organization Effectiveness and Change Management, OSI Group
Amanda Cipriano MSOD, MBA, PMP - Senior Manager, Organization Effectiveness and Change Management with OSI Group. This Sigma Prime (2017) graduate is originally a desert flower from Arizona turned winter warrior in the Chicagoland area. Through moves across the country, work challeges... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 14:30 - 15:30 PDT
Track 1
  Peer-to-Peer

14:30 PDT

Structure of Belonging: Reshaping Our Community Focused on Our Gifts (:90)

Video Recording of Session

What does Community mean to MSOD? In October, members of our community began the conversation with Peter Block around co-creating the community we want for ourselves. Building on Block’s Structure of Belonging, we will explore a holistic view of how we contribute to our community and impact the world.

Diving deeper into conversations of Possibility, Dissent, and Commitment, this session will pave the way for a future that honors all our gifts.

The MSOD Contributions Committee will guide us through accountability and generosity where:
• Diversity of thinking and dissent are given space,
• Commitments are made without barter, and
• The gifts of each person in our community are acknowledged and valued.

What is required of you?
• To commit to the time, engage with others, and be willing to postpone quick action.

----

MSOD Contributions Committee: Aja Howell (Eta Prime) Alison Vallenari (Xi Prime) Ashley Hauser (Upsilon Prime) BJ O'Halloran (Mu Prime) Dan Schmitz (Pi Prime) David Blenko (Tau Prime) David Katz (Nu Prime) Jacque Bruno (Psi) James Jackman (Phi Prime) Joey Nespoli (Tau Prime) John Ramerman (Phi Prime) Kathleen Olen (Tau Prime) Kelly Whiteside (Xi Prime) Linda Ly (Tau Prime) Marcina Simons (Upsilon Prime) Marne Maykowskyj (Chi Prime) Mary Messer (Sigma Prime) Pat Renfro (Psi) Stephen Pile (Nu) Swee Hoon Ong (Iota Prime) Wally Kuhns (Delta Prime)
Speakers
avatar for Giuseppe (Joey) Nespoli

Giuseppe (Joey) Nespoli

OD Consultant, Value Management Strategies
Curious learner. Eternal optimist. Foolish dreamer. Helpless romantic. Proud dada.
avatar for MSOD Contributions Committee

MSOD Contributions Committee

MSOD Contributions CommitteeAja Howell (Eta Prime)Alison Vallenari (Xi Prime)Ashley Hauser (Upsilon Prime)BJ O'Halloran (Mu Prime)Dan Schmitz (Pi Prime)David Blenko (Tau Prime)David Katz (Nu Prime)Jacque Bruno (Psi)James Jackman (Phi Prime)Joey Nespoli (Tau Prime)John Ramerman (Phi... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 14:30 - 16:00 PDT
Track 3
  Peer-to-Peer

14:30 PDT

The Journey into Racial Awareness through Self as Instrument (:120)
** this session was not recorded**

Purpose
To share our journey as OD practitioners and provide an opportunity for others to reflect on their own journey into racial awareness

Learning Objectives
  • Explore self as instrument as it relates to racial awareness both personally and professionally
  • Share useful tools to support ongoing self-exploration
  • Connect to other practitioners about your racial journey

Please join us if you are:
  • Interested in examining your level of racial awareness in your personal and professional life, and how self-development in this area can impact your work as a changemaker
  • Appreciating the importance of this work in OD
  • Curious to learn with an open mind and open heart and open to sharing your own experiences with racial awareness and differences
  • Seeking further reflective resources and connections
  • Having support as you reflect on racial differences and equity
Speakers
avatar for Jen Todd

Jen Todd

Founder and CEO, Breakthrough Partners, Inc.
Jennifer (Jen) Todd, Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Partners, Inc., is an experienced leadership coach and consultant. She supports individual leaders, entrepreneurs and leadership teams in corporate and non-profit settings in being high performing, knowing their purpose, realizing... Read More →
avatar for David Naczycz

David Naczycz

Owner, North America Tour Hub
Successful entrepreneur, leader and consultant that has launched 4 businesses, been a c-suiteleader in both the for-profit & non-profit world and consulted with senior leaders in multiple sectorsand industries on strategy and change. I am driven by a passion to make the world better... Read More →
avatar for Laura Montville

Laura Montville

Laura Montville is an organization development consultant who works in highly technical arenas. She has a long-standing commitment to healthcare and inclusive leadership in the bio-tech and healthcare industries. Clientele include C-Level – CEOs, Sr VPs and CMOs. Recently Laura... Read More →
avatar for Gina Lavery

Gina Lavery

Founder and CEO, Gina Lavery, Inc.
Gina believes leadership growth positively influences business outcomes and culture. She supports corporate leaders and CEOs to develop their authentic leadership edge, inspire their teams and move through challenges with confidence. She brings a real-world perspective from three... Read More →
avatar for Beth Waitkus

Beth Waitkus

Principal, Beth Waitkus Consulting
As part of her deep commitment to environmental, social and criminal justice, Beth founded the Insight Garden Program (IGP) in 2002 at San Quentin State Prison as a volunteer and then served as Executive Director from 2013-2020. After transitioning from Insight Garden in August 2020... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 14:30 - 16:30 PDT
Track 2
  Peer-to-Peer

16:00 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.

Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************
Friday November 5, 2021 16:00 - 17:00 PDT
All Together
  Refresh, Subtype1

17:00 PDT

Wise Self as Instrument in an Age of Uncertainty: Regaining Resilience Through Working with Our Unconscious Parts
Video Recording of Session

Our clients and other stakeholders increasingly look to us as a source of stability in uncertain times. As we serve others we may find ourselves in danger of losing energy, clarity, strategic thinking, compassion, courage, perhaps even our will to take good care of ourselves. This session introduces a model of working with unconscious motivations to reconnect with your wise self. You’ll identify at least one personal strategy to regain resilience.
Speakers
avatar for Suzanne Lahl, MSOD

Suzanne Lahl, MSOD

Co-Founder, SyncUp Leadership Group
Suzanne Lahl, co-founder of SyncUp Leadership Group, is an expert in mindset development and strategic thinking – with an international practice as a consultant and coach to leaders, teams and practitioners.  Suzanne has been an adjunct faculty member for MSOD’s intensive one... Read More →
avatar for Terri Egan, PhD

Terri Egan, PhD

Associate Professor Emeritus of Applied Behavioral Science, Pepperdine University
Dr. Terri Egan is an associate professor of applied behavioral sciences at the Graziadio Business School and a former director of Pepperdine University's top-ranked Masters of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) program. She has taught graduate and executive courses in personal... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 17:00 - 18:30 PDT
All Together
  Keynote, Subtype1

18:30 PDT

Learning Circles (option 2)
Speakers
avatar for Katherine A. Bates

Katherine A. Bates

Senior Consultant, Slalom Consulting
avatar for Alissa Tuschall

Alissa Tuschall

Global HR Leader, Autodesk
My mantra: The universe is abundant, self-healing is continual and love is lifeMy trade: I lead HR for the Digital Transformation office at Autodesk; I covertly and at times overtly integrate OD principles and philosophies in the ways organizations work, especially ones in the midst... Read More →

Friday November 5, 2021 18:30 - 20:00 PDT
All Together
  Learning Circles

20:00 PDT

MSOD Director Open House hosted by VMS
Video Recording of Session

Join us for an Open House hosted by MSOD alumni Ashley Carson (Omicron Prime), Giuseppe Nespoli (Tau Prime), Ashley Hauser (Upsilon Prime), and Marne Maykowskyj (Chi Prime) of VMS, Inc.

To kick us off, MSOD Program Director Dr. Gary Mangiofico will provide a brief update on the current status of the MSOD Program. Immediately following, you’re invited to meander about our virtual rendition of Pajaro Dunes where you're welcome to jump from location to location to engage in conversations that interest you most. Whether you’re joining us first thing in the morning or at the conclusion of your day, please feel free to: 
  • Grab a cup of coffee and espresso your thoughts from the Conference near the Pelican Point Condos;  
  • “Re-wine” the first day at the Conference by sharing ‘aha’ moments over a glass of Syrah in the Shorebirds;  
  • Workout whatever may be on your heart with friends near the tennis courts; 
  • Dive into the refreshing waters of spiritual renewal in the Pacific Ocean; or 
  • Hangout in the Lagoon House with Gary if you have questions about the program.
Santé!
Speakers
avatar for Ashley Carson

Ashley Carson

Vice President, Value Management Strategies, Inc.
avatar for Ashley Hauser

Ashley Hauser

OD Consultant, Value Management Strategies
avatar for Marne Maykowskyj

Marne Maykowskyj

OD Consultant, Value Management Strategies
avatar for Gary Mangiofico, PhD

Gary Mangiofico, PhD

Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management MS in Organization Development Academic Director, Pepperdine University
Dr. Gary L. Mangiofico is Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management at the Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School. Previously, Dr. Mangiofico served as Associate Dean of Executive Programs and oversaw the Executive MBA, Presidential and Key Executive MBA... Read More →
avatar for Giuseppe (Joey) Nespoli

Giuseppe (Joey) Nespoli

OD Consultant, Value Management Strategies
Curious learner. Eternal optimist. Foolish dreamer. Helpless romantic. Proud dada.

Friday November 5, 2021 20:00 - 21:00 PDT
All Together
  Refresh, Subtype1
 
Saturday, November 6
 

08:30 PDT

Check In


Speakers
avatar for Jacquelyn R Bruno

Jacquelyn R Bruno

Owner, Jacquelyn Bruno Consulting
avatar for Bernadette (BJ) O’Halloran

Bernadette (BJ) O’Halloran

Chief of HR & OD, Fuller Seminary

Saturday November 6, 2021 08:30 - 09:00 PDT
All Together
  Welcomes & Intros

09:00 PDT

Learning Circles (option 1)
Speakers
avatar for Katherine A. Bates

Katherine A. Bates

Senior Consultant, Slalom Consulting
avatar for Wade Shows

Wade Shows

Director, Learning & Org Effectiveness, Kaiser Permanente
I’m passionate about dynamic, inclusive and equitable meeting design - from routine workgroup meetings to strategic off-sites to conferences like this! In-person, virtual or hybrid - the foundational principles of designing and facilitating for clarity, connection and commitment... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 09:00 - 10:30 PDT
All Together
  Learning Circles, Subtype1

10:30 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************

Saturday November 6, 2021 10:30 - 11:00 PDT
All Together
  Refresh, Subtype1

11:00 PDT

Designing Virtual Learning Experiences (:90)
Video Recording of Session

In early 2020 Covid struck, and it became impossible to deliver face-to-face leadership development programs. In July, we were invited to partner with a Fortune 50 client to redesign their VP program to operate on a 100% virtual basis. Like many other colleagues, we experimented and learned a lot on the fly. In this session, we will share feedback received and work together to surface key learnings. Participants will broaden their understanding of the benefits of virtual learning and when to use it.
Speakers
avatar for Susan Dunn

Susan Dunn

Partner, Third Thought Consulting
Susan Dunn graduated in 1995 as a member of the Phi class and went on the complete her PhD in Human Development at the Fielding Institute. For the past 20 years she has partnered with Fortune 500 organizations to design and deliver executive learning programs – the more experiential... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 11:00 - 12:30 PDT
Track 4
  Peer-to-Peer

11:00 PDT

Global DEI: A Panel Discussion (:90)
Video Recording of Session

Future Focus: A unique opportunity to hear from external OD and DEI practitioners who have worked globally across multiple systems throughout the pandemic. After such events as the Summer of Unrest, the pandemic, and the shift to virtual work, what’s really changing about the way organizations are approaching inclusion (organizational culture), diversity, and equity? What trends and patterns are we seeing? Where are organizations most stubborn, and where do the opportunities lie?
 
This session will be most useful for participants who have a working understanding of DEI; a passion for thinking in systems; a role to influence change within their own organization; and an interest in where we can go, not where we’ve been.
Speakers
avatar for Lloyd Wilkey (He/Him)

Lloyd Wilkey (He/Him)

Founder, Mindful Policing Institute
Lloyd Wilkey is the Founder and CEO of The Mindful Policing Institute (MPI), a think tank and training institute dedicated to public safety, crime reduction, restorative, and procedural justice. He's also the host of The Mindful Policing Podcast Series.In addition to his work at MPI... Read More →
avatar for Mary Messer

Mary Messer

Founder, Emerge Collaborative
Mary founded Emerge Collaborative in 2020 and works with clients across industries to build a more inclusive and equitable workplace for people with disabilities. Prior to going external, she spent 13 years at Nike where she led the development of Nike’s first enterprise strategy... Read More →
avatar for Carol Anne Watson

Carol Anne Watson

Chief Inclusion Officer, BCW
Global responsibility to embed Inclusion, Equity and Diversity holistically including the BCW IDEA approach to drive inclusive culture with award winning Destination Inclusion, intentionally inclusive client work, inclusive leadership, and talent management initiatives. Client engagements... Read More →
avatar for Allison Tsao

Allison Tsao

Founder, Humans Who Lead
Allison Tsao - Humans Who Lead, Founder, www.humanswholead.comAllison’s career has spanned previous lives in NYC at Merrill Lynch, Deloitte Consulting, Accenture, and American Express. Her global curiosity led her to move to Sydney, Australia in 2014. Allison has worked alongside... Read More →
avatar for Renée A. Freeman (she, her)

Renée A. Freeman (she, her)

Founder, Freeman Consulting​ & Associates, LLC
Renée A. Freeman (she, her) is a global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant and executive leadership coach. Before the Pepperdine MSOD program, she worked at the Swedish home furnishings brand IKEA, learned Swedish, and taught Swedish Interior Design & Architecture (Gustavian... Read More →
avatar for Denise M. Morris Kipnis

Denise M. Morris Kipnis

Founder and CEO, ChangeFlow Consulting

Saturday November 6, 2021 11:00 - 12:30 PDT
Track 1
  Peer-to-Peer

11:00 PDT

PipeWorks: A Fresh Approach to Interpersonal Alignment (:90)
Video Recording of Session

To help teams succeed, we tend to tackle issues at the team level and lack tools that address friction between key players. Enter PipeWorks, a new model and software to map and grow interpersonal alignment.   Participants will learn a simple model and software tool to support individuals and teams in mapping out key relationships and gather insights they need to proactively foster positive relationships, resolve misalignments, and learn more about themselves.
Speakers
avatar for Patty Beach

Patty Beach

CEO and Author, LeadershipSmarts
Patty Beach is an inclusive leadership evolutionist and author of the bestselling book: The Art of Alignment A Practical Guide for Inclusive Leadership.  Her consultancy, LeadershipSmarts offers leadership theory, coaching, consulting, and software to help leaders build a better... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 11:00 - 12:30 PDT
Track 3
  Peer-to-Peer

11:00 PDT

Toxic Leadership: A Systems Point of View and What We Can Do (:90)
Video Recording of Session

This workshop will cover how far contemporary research on toxic leadership takes us and where it stops. Attendees will better understand the systems that enable, support, and even create toxic leadership. In addition, attendees will learn to analyze these situations as a system using the Toxic Triangle framework and a nuanced definition of toxic leadership. Finally, attendees will leave with ideas of how to make progress on this issue in their own context.
Speakers
avatar for Gary Cheng

Gary Cheng

Career & Organizational Effectiveness Program Manager, Dropbox
Gary Cheng brings a unique perspective with his background of electrical/computer engineering, public service, and international community development. In 2003, he left his engineering career at IBM and Dell to join Teach For America as a math teacher in Houston, TX. He then spent... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 11:00 - 12:30 PDT
Track 2
  Peer-to-Peer

12:30 PDT

A Current State of Learning & Development (:60)
It’s an exciting time to be a learning and development (L&D) professional! Digital disruption, hybrid work and increasingly dynamic learning needs & expectations have all accelerated the ongoing evolution of L&D. Some might even call it a transformation. In this session, Molly will share examples and themes from her node of the L&D world. There will be plenty of time and space for discussion, workshopping and facilitating connection with fellow MSODers. Looking forward to learning with you!
Speakers
avatar for Molly Pickett

Molly Pickett

Head of Individual Contributor & Manager Learning Experiences, Facebook
Molly Brown Pickett is an OD Nerd, middle manager, mom of three and has spent the past ten years working in Learning & Development at The Walt Disney Company, LinkedIn and Facebook. She currently works as the Head of Individual Contributor and Manager Learning Experiences at Facebook... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 12:30 - 13:30 PDT
Track 2
  Peer-to-Peer

12:30 PDT

Building Strength Through Vulnerable Leadership (:60)
Video Recording of Session

How Volvo Financial Services developed executives as vulnerable leaders

How can you help senior executives embrace vulnerability, gain profound self-understanding and access their internal personal resources to lead strategically with flexibility, resilience and care in challenging times? Learn how a large, global financial services company implemented an innovative premier leadership program for future top executives by integrating self with strategy to help the organization sustain itself through the turbulence of the global pandemic.

Presented by: Troy Heflin (Theta Prime) and Jeb Bates (Theta Prime)
Speakers
avatar for Jeb Bates

Jeb Bates

Chief Experience Officer, ThoughtAction LLC
Jeb Bates is the Founder and CEO of executive coaching and leadership development firm ThoughtAction LLC. For over 15 years, Jeb has worked with organizations to build self-aware executives who innovate, get results and bring out the best in their people. With a B.S. in Hotel and... Read More →
avatar for Troy Heflin

Troy Heflin

SVP Human Resources, Volvo Financial Services
What drives me: I gain energy and inspiration when I can engage with others in real, "human", meaningful conversations. My passion is helping individuals and organizations gain clarity and courage to thrive in change.My experience: I am currently an executive with Volvo Group... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 12:30 - 13:30 PDT
Track 3
  Peer-to-Peer

12:30 PDT

MSODers, We Are Change Managers, Too! (:60)
Video Recording of Session

Change Management is a subset of OD! MSODers can use our skills, regardless of the job title, to create human experiences and elevate the field of CM. If seeking out positions as Organization Change Managers, participants may learn strategies to ensure their change management experience and expertise is evident in resumes and in the interview process. Perhaps more importantly, how we can bring OD to CM, a field many seem to be moving into without the OD background to help clients in areas they are not yet aware they could really use it. Come join us in the conversation.


Speakers
avatar for Annie Severson

Annie Severson

Partner, The Athena Group
Annie Severson is an Organization Development and Change Management Consultant with the goal to build organizational capacity through the development of employees, teams, and leaders in areas of transformational leadership and organizational change management. Annie has 20+ years... Read More →
avatar for Evelyn Williams

Evelyn Williams

Organization Change Manager, University of Washington
Evelyn Williams (Phi Prime) is an OD-trained Change Manager specializing in integrating OD tools and techniques in with change management methodologies, including Prosci’s ADKAR®, to create space for dozens of department leaders and hundreds of Change Agents to build community... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 12:30 - 13:30 PDT
Track 1
  Peer-to-Peer

13:30 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************

Saturday November 6, 2021 13:30 - 14:00 PDT
All Together
  Refresh, Subtype1

14:00 PDT

System, Self and Designing for Equity; from a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) perspective (:60, not recorded)
This fireside chat with three Chief Diversity Officers, moderated by MSOD alum Dani Monroe, will examine the challenges and recommendations for organization development practitioners who are leading the DE&I efforts in a highly charged social justice era.

This plenary session will examine the challenges and recommendations for organization development practitioners who are leading the DE&I efforts in a highly charged social justice era.

Through the lens of system and intrapersonal change, we will discuss the inherent tension and conflicts that organization development practitioners must grapple with to be effective and successful at this moment in history. We will discuss whether you must give up a part of yourself to align with corporate culture and norms? Or is there a place to hold your individuality, especially if you’re a person of color? And, what happens when you hit the invisible wall of culture and racism?

Participants will learn how:
  • Healthy self -identity plays a large role in dismantling inequitable systems
  • DE&I system change is integral to all aspects of an organization.
  • As an OD professional, we have a responsibility to incorporate equity into all aspects of our work regardless of the type of change we are leading
Speakers
avatar for J. Goosby Smith

J. Goosby Smith

Vice President for Community Belonging and Chief Diversity Officer, Pepperdine University
Guided by God's call to unite God's people, Dr. J approaches her specialty areas of human diversity, inclusion and belonging with intellectual rigor, methodological soundness, patience, a healing spirit, a love for humanity, and a good natured sense of humor.  Her previous academic... Read More →
avatar for Crystal Williams

Crystal Williams

Vice President and Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion and Professor of English, Boston University
Crystal Williams has served in 3 inaugural diversity officer roles in higher education and for many years co-chaired of the Liberal Arts Diversity Officers. In addition to her role helping organizations align their stated values to their practices in relation to social equity and... Read More →
avatar for Tim Ewing

Tim Ewing

Vice President, People and Organization Development, Mass General Brigham Integrated Healthcare System
Dr. Ewing is a talent developer and organizational change leader with expertise in culture transformation, leadership development, diversity, equity and inclusion as well as performance excellence. He facilitates strengths-based organizational change and his work proves that measurable... Read More →
avatar for Dani Monroe

Dani Monroe

Dani Monroe is one of the premier voices on diversity, equity, and inclusion today. For more than three decades, she has led “C” Suite executives and built large, system-wide DE&I efforts to optimize the performance of an organization.Dani currently serves as a trusted advisor... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 14:00 - 15:00 PDT
All Together
  Keynote

15:00 PDT

Change Management is Dead! Burying old ways to make room for Transformational Change (:90)
Video Recording of Session

The change management industry is a $10billion dollar global industry. As organisations continue to pursue and invest in change, we as OD practitioners must ask ourselves how we best serve our client systems. Our reliance on change management tools and methodologies are outdated and limiting; they are also ineffective, leading to widespread change fatigue. We must stop colluding with the commercialisation of these tools to ask ourselves what is really needed here.
In this session, we challenge the notion that change is predictable and linear; it is anything but! We’ll talk about 3 types of change and take a deep dive into transformational change - a type of change that fundamentally challenges the identity and values of an organisation. Enabling and sustaining transformational change takes a completely different mindset, approach, and set of skills – one where no single certification or methodology can be a silver bullet.
Join Allison to learn more about how to evolve your change practice and create healthier, sustainable, effective and joyful change. We will walk through Allison’s “Transformational Change Loops” model, work with your real organisational change challenges, and have robust conversations about our lived experience of change. After all, it is Allison’s deep belief that we are all experts of change!
Speakers
avatar for Allison Tsao

Allison Tsao

Founder, Humans Who Lead
Allison Tsao - Humans Who Lead, Founder, www.humanswholead.comAllison’s career has spanned previous lives in NYC at Merrill Lynch, Deloitte Consulting, Accenture, and American Express. Her global curiosity led her to move to Sydney, Australia in 2014. Allison has worked alongside... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 15:00 - 16:30 PDT
Track 4
  Peer-to-Peer

15:00 PDT

Developing a data-based culture of team effectiveness (:90)
Video Recording of Session

Team effectiveness is more important than ever. In this session, we’ll walk through tools, practices, and case studies from GitHub, Google, and Regroup about how to build a data-driven culture of team effectiveness. Together, we’ll share and explore models and tools you can apply in your client work including:
  • Regroup’s TeamUp Model
  • GitHub’s Team Effectiveness Model (anchored against Amy Edmondson’s work on psychological safety and Westrum’s work on generative culture)
  • GitHub’s ‘Mini Summit in a Box’ program
Speakers
avatar for Trista Taylor

Trista Taylor

Founder / CEO, Regroup
Trista Taylor is the Founder/CEO of Regroup (https://regroup.co), a team development company. Regroup helps leaders develop thriving teams through a team health assessment (TeamUp), on-demand team workshops, and custom team consulting and facilitation. Prior to founding Regroup, Trista... Read More →
avatar for Omar Morales

Omar Morales

Director of Organization Development, GitHub
Omar Morales is an executive coach, human resources and organization development leader. Morales’ experience spans work at the leader, team, and organizational level across industries – CPG to Tech – and company maturity – startup to Fortune 100. Currently, Morales is Director... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 15:00 - 16:30 PDT
Track 2
  Peer-to-Peer

15:00 PDT

Guilds Making a Splash: Find your Communities of Practice! (:90)
The MSOD community has been abuzz with Guild community action for the past two years. Have YOU been part of these communities of practice?? Come learn and share with others about those experiences! Not part of the community yet?  Engage with us in these vibrant and meaningful interactions. You'll have an experience that will challenge your thinking, stir you to laughter, maybe even tears, and definitely offer deep connections in meaningful communities of practice. The guilds currently provide: 1. OD support in your industry, 2. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion capacity building, and 3. development of your practitioner skills as an External Practitioner or in Change Management. You can be a part of adding to the guild eco-system as we'll also consider new offerings for 2022 and beyond!  



Speakers
avatar for Marne Maykowskyj

Marne Maykowskyj

OD Consultant, Value Management Strategies
avatar for Renée A. Freeman (she, her)

Renée A. Freeman (she, her)

Founder, Freeman Consulting​ & Associates, LLC
Renée A. Freeman (she, her) is a global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant and executive leadership coach. Before the Pepperdine MSOD program, she worked at the Swedish home furnishings brand IKEA, learned Swedish, and taught Swedish Interior Design & Architecture (Gustavian... Read More →
avatar for Alison Craig Vallenari

Alison Craig Vallenari

Founder, Alison Vallenari & Associates
Alison Vallenari, Xi Prime, 2013, has a deep love for the MSOD community and has served on the MSOD Alumni Council as Conference co-chair, Executive co-chair, and mostly recently, as Careers co-chair. She founded her own firm, Alison Vallenari & Associates, which specializes in leadership... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 15:00 - 16:30 PDT
Track 1
  Peer-to-Peer

15:00 PDT

Leverage Change: 8 Ways to Achieve Faster, Easier, Better Results with Any Change Work in Any Organization Done by Anyone (:90)
Video Recording of Session

In this session, you'll get real work done. Whether your change effort is straightforward or complex, involves only your own team or the whole organization, or is just beginning or well underway, this experience will hit the mark. You'll leave with a fresh perspective that will enable you to achieve faster, easier, better results with individual coaching, team development and organization-wide change efforts.

We will focus our work on Leverage Change: 8 Ways to Achieve Faster, Easier, Better Results but with several big twists from presentations I made at Pepperdine’s Wisdom Wednesday and MSOD-only events. Using a “Rapid Response Consulting” experience, you’ll witness a real time roll up the sleeves demonstration of the power of applying the 8 Levers of my Leverage Change approach. We'll debrief this experience by "getting inside my head" to understand why I asked the questions I did, which levers I used, and how I decided to deploy these particular levers in this situation.

Then a participant will do the same -- consult to a colleague and all learn from the "consultant" which levers they used, why, and how they decided to use these as opposed to others.

Finally, you’ll have your own opportunity to use these same strategies on any change work on your agenda. You'll identify and address the most common problems in your current change work – and know how to do it when you recognize them in the future too.
Speakers
avatar for Jake Jacobs

Jake Jacobs

President, Jake Jacobs Consulting
Ask me about fun.  The grand burger quest with my partner-in-everything Amy.  What is your current grand quest.  I also very much enjoy cooking with errant ingredients, whatever is around the kitchen.  I think it is the required inventiveness that catches my attention.The reinvention... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 15:00 - 16:30 PDT
Track 3
  Peer-to-Peer

16:30 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************

Saturday November 6, 2021 16:30 - 17:00 PDT
All Together
  Refresh, Subtype1

17:00 PDT

Faculty - Forward to the Past; A System’s Perspective on OD in the Future
Video Recording of Session
Speakers
avatar for Darren Good, PhD

Darren Good, PhD

Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science, Pepperdine University
Dr. Good is an award winning teacher and researcher. He received the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence -- the highest teaching award at Pepperdine. In 2014, he was named the Western Academy of Management Ascendant Scholar, awarded to emerging scholars with promise to make... Read More →
avatar for Christopher Worley, PhD

Christopher Worley, PhD

Professor of Organizational Theory and Management, Pepperdine University
Dr. Worley is a recognized leader in the field of organization development, agility, and organization design. He is the former Director of the Master of Science in Organization program at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and served as past chair for the Academy of Management's... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 17:00 - 18:15 PDT
All Together
  Keynote

18:15 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************

Saturday November 6, 2021 18:15 - 18:30 PDT
All Together
  Refresh, Subtype1

18:30 PDT

Learning Circles (option 2)
Speakers
avatar for Katherine A. Bates

Katherine A. Bates

Senior Consultant, Slalom Consulting
avatar for Alissa Tuschall

Alissa Tuschall

Global HR Leader, Autodesk
My mantra: The universe is abundant, self-healing is continual and love is lifeMy trade: I lead HR for the Digital Transformation office at Autodesk; I covertly and at times overtly integrate OD principles and philosophies in the ways organizations work, especially ones in the midst... Read More →

Saturday November 6, 2021 18:30 - 20:00 PDT
All Together
  Learning Circles

20:00 PDT

Terri Egan Appreciation
Video Recording of Session

Join us as we share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. And hey, if you want to sing your heart out - that would be awesome too..

Saturday November 6, 2021 20:00 - 20:45 PDT
All Together
  Refresh

20:45 PDT

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************
Saturday November 6, 2021 20:45 - 21:00 PDT
All Together
  Refresh
 
Sunday, November 7
 

07:30 PST

Let's check-in as we prepare to close...


Speakers
avatar for Alissa Tuschall

Alissa Tuschall

Global HR Leader, Autodesk
My mantra: The universe is abundant, self-healing is continual and love is lifeMy trade: I lead HR for the Digital Transformation office at Autodesk; I covertly and at times overtly integrate OD principles and philosophies in the ways organizations work, especially ones in the midst... Read More →
avatar for Wade Shows

Wade Shows

Director, Learning & Org Effectiveness, Kaiser Permanente
I’m passionate about dynamic, inclusive and equitable meeting design - from routine workgroup meetings to strategic off-sites to conferences like this! In-person, virtual or hybrid - the foundational principles of designing and facilitating for clarity, connection and commitment... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 07:30 - 08:00 PST
All Together
  Welcomes & Intros

08:00 PST

OD and Social Innovation: Creating Transformation for the Well-Being of the World
Video Recording of Session
Speakers
avatar for Gary Mangiofico, PhD

Gary Mangiofico, PhD

Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management MS in Organization Development Academic Director, Pepperdine University
Dr. Gary L. Mangiofico is Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management at the Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School. Previously, Dr. Mangiofico served as Associate Dean of Executive Programs and oversaw the Executive MBA, Presidential and Key Executive MBA... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 08:00 - 09:30 PST
All Together
  Keynote

09:30 PST

awakening change®: being human, courageous and patient (:90)
Video Recording of Session

Every client wants to know what to DO, but awakening change® in self, teams, organizations, and the world comes more from our being than doing. That path is being human, being courageous, and being patient. If you allowed yourself to be more human in your work instead of holding back, what might you awaken? What impact can we and our clients have in the world when more leaders show up this way?
Speakers
avatar for Angie Burwell Kerr

Angie Burwell Kerr

Founder, Burwell Ventures
Clients and their colleagues tell me that conversations are different when I’m in the room, and if change happens through conversation, how do I help them get better at theirs? Almost 30 years in the corporate world from auditor and CPA to MSOD, coach & consultant has taught me... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 09:30 - 11:00 PST
Track 5
  Peer-to-Peer

09:30 PST

Optimizing for the Future: Scenario Planning (:90)
Video Recording of Session

How do you create a winning strategy in today’s VUCA world?  Scenario Planning is a structured process to create multiple Future Worlds based on today’s clues.  These Futures are analyzed to explore implications and options to take today that will prepare your organization for multiple Futures.   In this session we’ll review the process to create scenarios.  Then we’ll work with 4 Scenarios and their implications for our work in Organization Development.
Speakers
avatar for Maggie Kolkena

Maggie Kolkena

Partner, Third Thought Consulting
Maggie Kolkena is a graduate of the Phi Class (1995) and lives in beautiful Portland, Oregon. She has been working with Scenarios since 2003 when she had the good fortune to study with The Global Business Network as an OD Manager for what is now Intel Labs. Maggie founded Third Thought... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 09:30 - 11:00 PST
Track 1
  Peer-to-Peer

09:30 PST

Regenerative Leadership - The Unique Calling of Our Times (:90)
Video Recording of Session

The traditional hierarchical, mechanistic model of organizations is failing us, our communities, and our planet. We are faced with the urgent need to reimagine our organizations as complex living systems that unleash potential and create the conditions for abundance and resilience to emerge.

Outcomes:
  • Ground in foundational concepts of living systems thinking and complexity science
  • Learn principles and competencies of Regenerative Leaders
  • Explore how to work regeneratively as a change agent
  • Deepen experience by tapping into your own personal wisdom
  • Harvest collective wisdom on implications for change agents in a global context

Speakers
avatar for Arielle Sullivan 

Arielle Sullivan 

Principal Consultant, Conscious Transformation Agents
Arielle is a Conscious Change Agent who is passionate about the co-creation of new systems and structures for a regenerative world. She has led work as an internal and external consultant in the private and non-profit sectors focusing on systems change and leadership effectiveness... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 09:30 - 11:00 PST
Track 2
  Peer-to-Peer

09:30 PST

Responding to the Climate Crisis with Dialogic OD (:90)
Video Recording of Session

As the impacts and threats of the climate crisis become more apparent every year the conversation on what is causing it and how we can take action is becoming increasingly mainstream. Yet the scale of the conversation still does not match the scale of the threat. This session will explore how the principles of dialogic OD can drive a new way of engaging with and responding to the climate crisis.


Please join this session if you are curious about climate change and how we can respond to it. You dont need to have an understanding of climate science or politics to participate. Our session will be participative and you will be asked to share your experience with others in small groups.

Session Objectives: 
- Overview of principles of dialogic OD
- An approach and structure for meaningful group conversation on climate change
- An experience discussing their own relationship to the climate crisis
Speakers
avatar for Hannah Elise Jones

Hannah Elise Jones

Sr Manager, OD, Uber
Upsilon Prime - Class of 2018 I believe that when our organizations are at their best, they create environments that foster individual leadership and growth. I am passionate about developing these organizations and the individuals that lead and support them. Since graduating (and... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 09:30 - 11:00 PST
Track 4
  Peer-to-Peer

11:00 PST

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

To share your gratitude, click here.

MSOD Authors
Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

Author’s Corner
Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

(To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

Thank You, Terri Egan
Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

Log-off and re-charge
Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

************
Sunday November 7, 2021 11:00 - 11:30 PST
All Together
  Refresh

11:30 PST

How to engage OD in the intersection of Social Change, a Story Sharing Circle
Video Recording of Session

This session will:
  1. Explore the impact of organizational/collective trauma
  2. Experienced resonance stories and the power of creating alternative narratives
  3. Share insights and applications for using the framework and concepts introduced
Speakers
avatar for Yabome Gilpin-Jackson, PhD

Yabome Gilpin-Jackson, PhD

Founder, SLD Consulting
Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson is a trusted partner for leaders and professionals working to develop people and build organizational capacity for change. She is an applied social scientist and an experienced professional with proven expertise in the areas of leadership development, organizational... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 11:30 - 13:30 PST
All Together
  Keynote

13:30 PST

Choose Your Own Adventure
At any in-person conference, oftentimes the most memorable or meaningful moments of connection and restoration takes place outside the formal sessions. The same can also be true at our virtual alumni conference.

Choose Your Own Adventure gives you the power to choose what’s best for you in between and around the formal conference sessions.

Start by asking yourself: What do I need right now? Then vote with your clicks!

************
Community Adventures - for those who need to be with others.

Open Space
Heard something that has challenged you deeply or have an idea you want to explore, and would love to process with other alumni face to face? Click on the Zoom link and join an Open Space.

Virtual ‘Walk & Talks’
Perhaps you want to catch up with a long lost alumni buddy, or connect with someone new in the community. Put yourself on notice as being available for a ‘Walk & Talk’ and/or choose someone who is also available. Connect via your preferred platforms/channels, and off you go! To find each other, click here.

Meet MSOD-ers face-to-face
Schedule a virtual reunion with your cohort or mix it up! Meet-up for a virtual afternoon tea, happy hour, or even a proper meal to catch up and just do life. Stay on Zoom and we’ll create a breakout group just for you or feel free to use your own Zoom.

************
Solo Adventures - for those who need time for themselves.
What we give of ourselves and share in these spaces below will live on beyond the conference as a digital artifact of how strong, wise, and caring our MSOD community is. Non nobis solum.

Zen Room
Check out a curated collection of videos for guided meditations, yoga, and other relaxing activities. Have others you like to use? Please share! To visit the Zen room, click here.

Sharing is Caring
  • Inspiration Point - What’s got your attention these days? Share your favorite books, podcasts, shows, articles… anything! Share and find inspiration by clicking here.
  • Words You Live By - What mantras and words of wisdom do you hold onto that enables you to thrive and get through the hard times? Share your own words to live by, or read what inspires others. To share and read others' words, click here.
  • Meme’s and GIFs - Need some help labeling what you are feeling or going through? Or just need a good laugh? We’ve got a collection of meme’s and gifs to put a smile on your face and let you know that you are not alone. And if you have a great meme or gif, please do share as well! To laugh out loud, click here.
  • Insights, Gratitudes, and Reflections 
    Tell us about your conference ‘aha!’ moments. What are you taking away from this conference that will support you in work and life? To share your insights and gain insights from others, click here:

    To share your gratitude, click here.

    MSOD Authors
    Have you published something you would like to share? Have you read other MSOD authors you want to shout out? Share them here! Click here to share.

    Author’s Corner
    Want to learn more about our amazing keynote and alumni speakers through their writing? Browse a library of their work and add them to your reading lists! To discover, click here.

    (To purchase, click on the image of the book, in the pop up context toolbar, click on the square with the escaping arrow.)

    Thank You, Terri Egan
    Share words of appreciation, gratefulness and fun memories as we celebrate Terri’s retirement from the MSOD faculty and transition into her next season. Videos of you singing your heart out in appreciation and, really, any creative form of expression are more than welcome! To share your memories, click here.

    Log-off and re-charge
    Just minimize your browser and walk away for as long as you need. And please come back. :)

    ************
Sunday November 7, 2021 13:30 - 14:30 PST
All Together
  Refresh

14:30 PST

Keynote
Video Recording of Session
Speakers
avatar for David Cooperrider

David Cooperrider

David L. Cooperrider is the Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Professor Cooperrider is past President of the National Academy of Management’s OD Division and has lectured and taught at... Read More →

Sunday November 7, 2021 14:30 - 15:30 PST
All Together
  Keynote

15:30 PST

2021 Virtual MSOD Conference - Closing Ceremony (:60)

**** This session was not recorded*****


Sunday November 7, 2021 15:30 - 16:30 PST
All Together
  Welcomes & Intros
 
  • Timezone
  • Filter By Date 2021 MSOD Alumni Virtual Conference Nov 5 - 7, 2021
  • Filter By Venue Whole Group
  • Filter By Type
  • Keynote
  • Learning Circles
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Refresh
  • Welcomes & Intros
Filter sessions
Apply filters to sessions.
Friday, November 5
Saturday, November 6
Sunday, November 7
  • Keynote
  • Learning Circles
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Refresh
  • Welcomes & Intros
    • All Together
    Track 1
    Track 2
    Track 3
    Track 4
    Track 5