Read Tom Carpenter's profile, OSR 13 graduate

Tom Carpenter, OSR 13 graduate, is the founder of Handford Challenge, a public interest non-profit with a 
fundamentally different approach gained through his study of Organization Systems Renewal.

In 2007, Tom started Hanford Challenge, which aims for less confrontation and more listening to workers, managers, officials and other stakeholders.

“If you can go straight to the people who have the power to change something,” he says, “you’re shortcutting an expensive and usually painful process for people.”

Read Tom's full story and learn how he is using his OSR skills to bring about change.

Watch a short conversation with Geoff Bellman and Kathleen Ryan

Geoff Bellman and Kathleen Ryan, will speak this Thursday evening, November 19, 6:30 pm at Seattle University to discuss what they have learned about extraordinary and what you can do to to achieve amazing results with the groups you work with.

Catch a sneak preview of Geoff Bellman and Kathleen Ryan, authors of Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results.

Watch the conversation on You Tube

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OSR Celebrating 30 years!

Don Swartz, Marv Weisbord, Roger Harrison, Edgar Schein, and Geoff Bellman were all on hand Tuesday, October 20 to help OSR kick off it's 30th year.  Participants experienced a casual conversation among this group of influential speakers - individuals who have helped to define and influence the field of OD over the past 30 years. They spoke of how they entered the field, stories that reflected great moments and turning points and what they saw for the future.

To view and listen to the conversation click here