Our twice-monthly MindShare meetings provide participants a rich environment for sharing professional experiences and challenges. This gathering of seasoned consultants and seekers, internal and external helpers and managers forms the core of how we support each other in building our community of practice across change disciplines and career situations.

People trade ideas and learnings with each other as we focus on the challenges individuals bring to the table. Coaching, mentoring, introducing different perspectives and reframes, all play their role in making these gatherings exciting and beneficial to all who come.

Hearing each other’s stories and different voices energizes us and builds relationships that extend beyond the “room.” Please join us on the first and third Thursdays of each month. All are welcome!

Date:  Thursday, April 15, 2021
Time:  4 - 5:30 pm
Location:  Virtual via Zoom. Please sign in early to make sure your audio and video equipment are ready to go. There is no technical support for virtual meetings.
Cost:  Free to all.
Register:  Click here to register on Zoom. If you register early, you may need to re-register the day of the event. Space limited to 100.

Polarity Management expert, Barry Johnson, helps us Unpack the Power of "And" Thinking. Come prepared to learn a timely and relevant approach to the polarizing positions and discussions we experience today.

A riveting storyteller and engaging facilitator, Barry will help us evolve Polarity Thinking, an intuitive "And" thinking model/process, essential to your internal or external business practice and personal life.

Barry’s journey with us will take us through a personal application, an organizational approach with a Fortune 100 company and a community-to-global perspective on addressing the tension between dominant and marginalized cultures.

As participants, we will interact as a large group and break into small groups to share insights and form questions. Barry will bring us back together to impart mutual lessons learned and set us up for success – engaging in healthy interactions as an individual, in our organizations and communities.

This program also supports Oregon OD Network’s Statement on Calls for Racial Justice: prioritizing awareness, appreciation and meaningful action about race equity in our community outreach, strategic planning, programming and pro bono consulting work. We are committed to healing racial divides, building trust with communities of color and improving culturally adept communication and behavior with diverse populations.

About Barry Johnson
In 1975, Barry created the first Polarity Map® and set of principles. Since then he has traveled the world learning, with others, how to apply polarity thinking in their circumstances.

Barry has worked with Business and Industry – Amoco, GM, Intel of Ireland, Cargill, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Natura of Brazil, SASOL of South Africa; Government – International Atomic Energy Agency, US Department of Defense, UK National Health Service, Provincial Government of Alberta, Northwest Department of Health and National Treasury Republic of South Africa, Charleston Police Department and City of Charleston. Education – Notre Dame, Learning Innovations Lab (LILA) at Harvard, University of Cape Town in South Africa; Not-for-profit – Bread for the World, EcoSocial in Brazil, Southridge Shelter in Ontario.

Barry is an avid outdoorsman and intrepid traveler. He brings head and heart together in his teaching and consulting. Barry and his wife, Dana, have 5 children and 11 grandchildren. https://www.polaritypartnerships.com/

ODN Competencies Fulfilled in This Program

Details

Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Time: 4-5:45pm PDT
Location: Virtual via Zoom. Log in instructions will be sent out to registrants after noon the day of the event. Please note that there is no technical support for this event. Check your audio and video prior to joining the meeting.
Cost: Chapter Members and Partner Organizations (ATD, ICF, PHRMA): $10; Guests: $25
Register: Through Eventbrite. Online registration available until noon the morning of the event. Space limited to 100 attendees.

Video Availability: This program may be recorded. If so, a link to the video will be made available to paid registrants only.

Our twice-monthly MindShare meetings provide participants a rich environment for sharing professional experiences and challenges. This gathering of seasoned consultants and seekers, internal and external helpers and managers forms the core of how we support each other in building our community of practice across change disciplines and career situations.

People trade ideas and learnings with each other as we focus on the challenges individuals bring to the table. Coaching, mentoring, introducing different perspectives and reframes, all play their role in making these gatherings exciting and beneficial to all who come.

Hearing each other’s stories and different voices energizes us and builds relationships that extend beyond the “room.” Please join us on the first and third Thursdays of each month. All are welcome!

Date:  Thursday, March 18, 2021
Time:  4 - 5:30 pm
Location:  Virtual via Zoom. Please sign in early to make sure your audio and video equipment are ready to go. There is no technical support for virtual meetings.
Cost:  Free to all.
Register:  Click here to register on Zoom. If you register early, you may need to re-register the day of the event. Space limited to 100.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has historically taken a back seat in organizational life. As society shifts, organizations are bringing DEI to the forefront of our attention. Professionals in OD, L&D, and HR are tasked with tall orders in meaningfully applying DEI to the workplace.

How can we help our organizations gain greater clarity around what DEI success looks like? In this interactive session with Isaac Dixon, a highly respected HR/OD leader, we will discuss the factors of failure and success as we move into an unfamiliar area of practice. We will also discuss how to align DEI with your organizational strategy, mission, or vision, and how to balance DEI with many competing priorities.

About Isaac Dixon
Isaac has been an HR professional for over 30 years. He has worked for companies such as NIKE, GE Capital, Providence Health and Services as well as the Oregon Military Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Isaac also worked in higher education at Lewis & Clark College and Portland State University, serving as the Associate Vice President for HR at both institutions.

He received his BS degree at Warner Pacific College, his MA at Marylhurst University and his doctorate at Capella University. He lives in Portland with his wife Lauri.

ODN Competencies Fulfilled

Details

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom. Log in instructions will be sent out to registrants the day of the event. Please note that there is no technical support for this event. Check your audio and video prior to joining the meeting.
Cost: Chapter Members and Partner Organizations (ATD, PHRMA): $10; Guests: $25
Register: Through Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the morning of the event. Space limited to 100 attendees.

This program may be recorded. If so, a link to the video will be sent out to registrants only.

Our twice-monthly MindShare meetings provide participants a rich environment for sharing professional experiences and challenges. This gathering of seasoned consultants and seekers, internal and external helpers and managers forms the core of how we support each other in building our community of practice across change disciplines and career situations.

People trade ideas and learnings with each other as we focus on the challenges individuals bring to the table. Coaching, mentoring, introducing different perspectives and reframes, all play their role in making these gatherings exciting and beneficial to all who come.

Hearing each other’s stories and different voices energizes us and builds relationships that extend beyond the “room.” Please join us on the first and third Thursdays of each month. All are welcome!

Date:  Thursday, March 4, 2021
Time:  4 - 5:30 pm
Location:  Virtual via Zoom. Please sign in early to make sure your audio and video equipment are ready to go. There is no technical support for virtual meetings.
Cost:  Free to all.
Register:  Click here to register on Zoom. If you register early, you may need to re-register the day of the event. Space limited to 100.