ODC Webinar
ODC Webinar for the JOD Special Issue on
Maverick Organization Design in Practice (Part 1)
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4PM CET / 10AM EST
This webinar will explore unconventional organizational practices, examining how they emerge, why they gain widespread adoption—sometimes despite limited evidence of business value—and what differentiates effective implementation from poor imitation. Drawing on insights from a special issue of the Journal of Organization Design, the webinar will bring together leading academics, practitioners, and interdisciplinary experts to discuss this critical challenge. Through a combination of research findings and real-world case studies, we will critically assess the factors that drive the proliferation of these practices and explore strategies for ensuring their meaningful and successful application. Designed for both scholars and practitioners, this seminar strikes a careful balance between academic rigor and practical relevance, offering participants valuable perspectives that can inform and improve their organizational decision-making.
Martin Gonzalez & Jeroen van Bree [Organizers and Moderators]
Martin Gonzalez is a principal of organization and leadership development at Google and author of the bestseller “The Bonfire Moment”. He’s worked extensively with startup founders and tech leaders across the globe on their people and organization design challenges. He’s a frequent lecturer at Stanford, INSEAD, and Wharton.
Jeroen van Bree is Senior Managing Consultant Organization Design at Berenschot Consulting and supports managers and directors in designing and organizing their organizations. He is author of the bestseller “Organization Design: Frameworks, Principles, and Approaches”. He holds a PhD from the Nyenrode Business University. He is a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and a board member of the European Organization Design Forum.
Gary Hamel [Presenter]
Paper Title: Reversing the productivity slump: the role of management innovation.
Short Bio: Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most influential business thinkers. He has worked with leading companies across the globe and is a dynamic and sought-after management speaker. He has been on the faculty of the London Business School (LBS) for more than 30 years and is the director of the Management Lab at LBS.
Amy Kates [Presenter]
Paper Title: Maturing the maverick organization: lessons from W.L. Gore.
Short Bio: Amy Kates is an organization design advisor, educator, and coach, specializing in helping companies navigate complex, global strategies using Jay Galbraith's Star Model. As the co-author of six books on the subject she has spent her exceptional career shaping how organizations structure for success. She co-founded Kates Kesler, later acquired by Accenture. Amy teaches organization design in the Executive MBA program at the Executive School of Business in Denmark, at Ashridge Business School in the UK, and at Cornell University in the US.
Paul Tolchnisky [Presenter]
Paper Title: Déjà vu all over again: what the past can teach us about the future.
Short Bio: Paul Tolchinsky is one of the European Organization Design Forum founders and the Managing Partner of Performance Development Associates, a small boutique international consulting firm. Paul’s focus is on accelerating the rate of change. He is an internationally known author of2 books and over 50 articles and pioneer in the development of Whole-Scale (Whole System) Approaches to change.
Last date for registration is 21st May 2025 before 9 am EST!
Hope you will be able to join us!
