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CIPD Practical Organisation Design & Organisation Development Workshop

Coordinated by Employer Link and created and delivered by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and leading Organisation Design and Development (OD&D) experts, this course explores the difference between Organisation Design, Organisation Development and Change Management, and where these different disciplines work together. The course also examines whole systems thinking in the education sector.


From whole-organisation level to individual teams, attendees will learn about the different levels at which organisation design takes place. They will create an action plan, including ways to transition to the new design and optimise it, and the change and stakeholder management required for it to be successful.     

The course will be of interest to senior people professionals and those in senior management roles who are leading and implementing improvement programmes but have had no formal training in effective techniques for organisation design and development. 

Dates and full details to be confirmed. Sign up to express your interest. 

The course will take place over four, four-hour sessions. Delegates will receive an action planning workbook as they progress through the course, in addition to:  

  • recommended methodology or models
  • toolkits and frameworks  
  • practical tips and potential challenges  
  • sample questions  
  • additional OD&D resources.  

Outcomes and benefits​  

  • Approach change in organisations in a systematic way ​ 
  • Use OD&D tools and theories in your workplace ​ 
  • Identify an effective and individualised approach to initiating organisation design, organisation development and change in your context ​ 
  • Engage with stakeholders to effectively support change

Key topics 

  • Organisation design ​ 
  • Systems thinking ​ 
  • Systems models ​
  • Organisational structures ​ 
  • Horizon scanning ​ 
  • Phases of design and implementation ​ 
  • Organisation development  ​ 
  • Roots and practice of organisation development 
  • Working with big system organisation models and frameworks ​ 
  • Self as instrument ​ 
  • The work of organisation development  

The cost of the online course is £825 + VAT per person. 

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] 

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