Friday, February 20, 2026 9am PT | 12pm ET | 5pm GMT (1 hour duration) In partnership, The Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) & Organization Design Forum (ODF) present Accelerating Microsoft’s AI Transformation: An organization design and development systems approach with Ewa Kacewicz, Head of Organization Design at Microsoft and moderated by Beth Gunderson, CEO […]
Deepen your understanding and sharpen your skills Organizational design is a cornerstone of competitive advantage and performance. The ability to design organizations that are efficient enough to drive performance and flexible enough to sustain advantage is a fundamental capability in today’s dynamic and competitive environment. Dynamic strategies call for new organizational forms that pose […]
Comprehensive Two-Part Strategic Org Design Certificate Program (Enrollment Includes both Workshops) Part 1: Strategic Organization Design Workshop (3/3/26-3/6/26) Part 2 (Part 1 is a Prerequisite): Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop (5/19/26-5/21/26) Complete both the Strategic Organization Design Workshop and the Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop to earn your Certificate in Strategic Organization Design. About the Strategic Organization Design Workshop Deepen […]
As AI agents take on greater roles, we need to reflect on how we design AI agents so that they strengthen rather than destabilize our systems and organizations. AI agents are evolving from drafting emails and summarizing reports to prioritizing tasks, triggering workflow processes, approving actions and shaping decisions. And with the evolution comes a number of questions about how to ensure that AI agents align with internal governance structures, decision-right frameworks and contribute, rather than deviate, from operational and strategic imperatives. Alignment is essential if we seek to design and deploy AI agents as friends, rather than foes.
Develop your skills to ensure successful organization design activation This course is only open to individuals who have already attended Part I: Strategic Organization Design Workshop. Once a participant completes both the Part I: Strategic Organization Design Workshop and Part II: Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop, they will have earned their Strategic Org Design Certificate. […]