Leading Dynamic Organizational Transformation
Build — Activate — Execute
To stay competitive in today’s business environment, it’s not enough to have an edge. You need to become the edge. Continual change is the new norm, and your organization must learn to adapt continuously in order to thrive—leveraging new technologies and innovations to improve efficiency and value creation while making communication and collaboration seamless.
The Leading Dynamic Organizational Transformation program equips executives with the insights, tools, and strategies needed to navigate and drive transformational change within their organizations.
Drive Change by Leveraging a Transformation Canvas
Central to this program is Professor O'Driscoll's innovative Transformation Canvas, a comprehensive framework designed to guide leaders through the complexities of organizational change. Over the course of the three-day immersive program, you will develop a Transformation Canvas unique to your organization’s challenges. And by the program’s conclusion, you will be ready to return to organization and drive the change you envision. Here is what you and your organization can expect to gain:
1. Strategic Clarity, Alignment, and Improved Decision-Making
- ROI: The Transformation Canvas helps organizations achieve a clear and unified understanding of their strategic goals, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and working towards the same objectives while enabling data-driven decisions.
2. Enhanced Agility, Adaptability, and Strategic Resource Allocation
- ROI: The framework fosters a culture of agility, enabling organizations to swiftly respond to changes in the market and environment. Additionally, it provides a structured approach to identify and prioritize initiatives that deliver the most value.
3. Increased Innovation and Creativity with a Customer-Centered Focus
- ROI: The framework encourages exploration of new ideas and innovative solutions, driving continuous improvement while staying focused on delivering value to customers.
4. Strengthened and Accelerated Organizational Culture
- ROI: Using the Transformation Canvas promotes a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability while streamlining the execution of strategic initiatives by providing clear action plans and timelines.
5. Long-Term Sustainability with Measurable Outcomes
- ROI: The framework supports the development of sustainable business models that can withstand future challenges, utilizing clear metrics and KPIs to track progress and measure success.
Lead Innovation With Personalized Guidance From Faculty
Throughout the program, Professor O'Driscoll offers personalized guidance and feedback. His approachable teaching style and willingness to engage with participants ensure that everyone receives individual attention and support tailored to their specific needs and goals.
Industry Expertise and Thought Leadership: A recognized expert in the fields of organizational transformation and digital innovation, Dr. O'Driscoll brings decades of experience in academia and industry, and a wealth of knowledge and real-world insights. His groundbreaking Transformation Canvas has been widely recognized as a powerful tool for guiding organizations through complex change initiatives.
Proven Transformation Track Record: Professor O'Driscoll has helped a wide range of organizations achieve successful transformations. His work with leading global companies and institutions has consistently delivered measurable improvements in performance, innovation, and adaptability. Participants in this program will benefit from his extensive experience and examples of transformation in action.
Cutting-Edge Content: The program is built around the latest research and best practices in organizational transformation. The curriculum is updated to reflect the most current trends and insights, ensuring that participants receive the most necessary and relevant information available.
Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for emerging and advanced executives, managers, and leaders responsible for driving change and transformation within their organizations.
More About Duke's Organizational Transformation Program
This immersive program combines interactive lectures, hands-on workshops, case studies, and group discussions to provide a rich learning experience. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the Transformation Canvas to their own organizational challenges and develop actionable strategies for implementation.
To fully participate in the program, participants are required to bring a laptop to each session.
All program sessions will be held at the Thomas Executive Conference Center located on the Duke Campus.
Lodging, dinner on arrival the evening prior to the program as well as Day 1 and Day 2, and daily breakfast and lunch on Days 1, 2, and 3 are included in the registration fee. Snacks are also provided throughout the program day.
Establishing the Context for Dynamic Organizational Transformation: Overview of your current business landscape and the imperative for transformation, focusing on the key drivers of change and their impact on the organization.
The Transformation Canvas: In-depth exploration and detailed construction of the Transformation Canvas framework with case studies and practical example to illustrate its application.
Leading in a VUCA World: Leadership strategies for volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments that help develop resilience and agility as a leader.
Applying Technology and Innovation: Leveraging digital technologies to drive transformation with innovation strategies to stay ahead of the competition.
Change Management and Execution: Best practices for managing and executing transformational change by engaging and aligning stakeholders throughout the transformation journey.
Fostering a Transformational Culture: Building a culture that supports continuous improvement and adaptability through collaboration, creativity, and innovation within teams.
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Program Location and Accommodations
Contact Details
Duke Executive Education
100 Fuqua Drive
Durham, NC 27708-0120 USA
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Program Schedule
Day 1
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Introducing the Transformation Canvas
10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Break
10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Framing the Transformation Context
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Identifying the Transformation Objective
3:00 – 3:20 p.m.
Break
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.
Accessing Transformation Capabilities
Day 2
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Activating the Transformation Lifecycle
10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Break
10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Inspiring Your People
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Mobilizing for Change
3:00 – 3:20 p.m.
Break
3:20 - 5:00 p.m.
Completing the Transformation Trajectory Touchstones
Day 3
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Enabling Perpetual Transformation
10:30 – 10:50 p.m.
Break
10:50 – 12:30 p.m.
Leading People Centered Transformation + Program Close
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Faculty
Dr. Tony O'Driscoll
Dr. O’Driscoll’s current appointments as Adjunct Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Pratt School of Engineering afford him the unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge academic research to address increasingly complex business challenges. His current research and practice examines how rapidly emerging technologies are disrupting existing industry structures and business models. He specifically focuses on how to develop leadership systems that enable organizations to adapt and evolve in increasingly unpredictable and turbulent business environments.
During his 18-year corporate career, Dr. O’Driscoll held several strategic leadership positions. At IBM, he was a founding member of IBM Global Service’s Strategy and Change consulting practice where he consulted at the highest level with business executives on creating competitive advantage in increasingly complex environments. He also served as a member of IBM’s Almaden Services Research Group where he investigated the changing roles of leadership, innovation, and collaboration as enterprises become more global, virtual, open and digitally mediated. At both IBM and Nortel Networks, Dr. O’Driscoll had strategic responsibility for crafting and implementing enterprise-level learning, transformation, and human performance improvement strategies.
Dr. O’Driscoll has been a keynote speaker, workshop leader, moderator, speaker and panelist at over 130 national and international conferences. He has also provided expert analysis and interviews to media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Wired Magazine, The Financial Times, India Today, Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Training Magazine and for industry analysts such as Gartner and Forrester.
Dr. O’Driscoll has authored and co-authored articles for business periodicals such as Harvard Business Review, The Financial Times, and Strategy and Business and writes a column for Training Magazine. He has also published three books on Learning and Organization Performance: Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration; Achieving Desired Business Performance; and Everyday Superheroes: How You Can Inspire Everyone and Create Real Change at Work.
Along with his teaching, research and formal speaking engagements, Dr. O’Driscoll maintains an active consulting practice. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies across a broad range of industries including High-Technology, Banking, Biotechnology, Software Development, Gaming, Energy, Retail and Professional Services.
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