A community for the people shaping how organizations work.
Rooted in New York City and connected across the greater metro region, ODNY brings together organization development practitioners, people leaders, consultants, coaches, change practitioners, and other workplace shapers who want to learn from one another and make a greater impact in the organizations they support.
We believe OD is stronger when it is shared.
The challenges we help organizations navigate are rarely simple, and the people doing this work often carry a lot of complexity on their own. ODNY creates a place for practitioners to connect, exchange ideas, test their thinking, and build relationships with people who understand the work.
What We’re Here For
We create opportunities for the OD community to:
Think together about the questions shaping organizations and workplaces
Learn from practice by sharing what is working, what is not, and what we are still figuring out
Build real relationships with practitioners across industries, specialties, and career stages
Stay connected to new ideas, resources, and conversations in the field
Contribute by facilitating, sharing, mentoring, asking questions, and helping shape the community
Our goal is not to prescribe one way to do OD.
It is to create the conditions for better conversations, stronger connections, and sharper practice.
What Does OD mean to you?
For some, OD means helping leaders navigate change. For others, it is organization design, culture, team effectiveness, leadership development, talent strategy, systems thinking, or creating healthier ways of working.
For many of us, it is some combination of all of the above.
Throughout ODNY, you will hear answers from our board, facilitators, and community members. Not because we are trying to land on one definition, but because exploring the question helps us better understand the work and one another.
Who is ODNY for?
You might call yourself an OD practitioner.
Or maybe your title says coach, talent, people, change, culture, leader, strategy, learning, transformation, or consulting.
We are less interested in the label than the work.
If you are helping people, teams, leaders, and organizations work better, and you want a community where you can keep learning alongside others doing the same, you belong here.
How We Bring the Community Together
BRAINTRUST
Virtual conversations around timely OD challenges, built for discussion, reflection, and peer learning.
Events
In-person gatherings across the NYC metro area to connect, learn, and build relationships with fellow practitioners.
Online
A digital community to ask questions, share resources, exchange ideas, and stay connected between events.
Contribution
Opportunities to facilitate, share your expertise, bring forward ideas, and help shape the ODNY community.
Where workplace shapers get sharper.
Organizations keep changing. So does the work of helping them change well.
ODNY gives practitioners a place to stay curious, connected, and challenged as the field evolves.
We look forward to thinking together.
