From: Bernard Liebowitz,PhD [mailto:
bernie@liebowitzassoc.com]
Please post the following conference announcement:
The Organization Design Forum announces the 2002 Annual Conference,
"Designing for Sustainability: Riding the Economic Roller Coaster".
WHEN: April 28th through May 1st
WHERE: In Boulder, Colorado, at the scenic Boulderado Hotel in sight of
the
majestic Rockies
For accommodations, call the hotel at 800/433-4344 and identify yourself
as
an ODF participant
The Conference is structured to increase participants ability to
identify
the issues, design choices and approaches that better able their
organizations to remain competitive in today's turbulent environment and
move beyond mere survival.
Among the confirmed speakers are:
. Jay Galbraith of U.S.C.'s Center for Effective Organizations, who will
discuss designing "reconfigurable" organizations for flexibility and
sustainability;
. Gary Frank and Paul Tolchinsky, Performance Development Associates, on
"The Strategy/Structure Connection: Designing to Operationalize
Structure;"
. Julie Smith, CLG, presenting "Metrics: The Key to Behavioral Results
that
Last."
Also featured are practical applications including design work at such
diverse organizations as the BBC News, United Airlines, and performing
arts
groups such as Cirque du Soleil.
Please visit our site,
www.organizationdesignforum.org , for more
information
about the conference, travel arrangements and accommodations, and why
organization design is such a crucial aspect of sustainability
particularly
in this age of economic uncertainty.