Organizational Design Community Annual Conference 2018

Sunday August 12 2018, Chicago, Illinois

Speakers: Mark LaScola, Managing Principal of ON THE MARK, and several business academics from top ranking business institutions

When: Sunday, August 12, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where: Kellogg School of Management, 340 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611

Join us for the Organizational Design Community Annual Conference 2018, on August 12^th at Kellogg School of Management in Chicago

Mark LaScola, Managing Principal, ON THE MARK, along with other speakers will present on organization design issues with respect to managing platforms and ecosystems.

The conference starts with a session on organization design issues with respect to managing platforms and ecosystems. The second session of the conference focus on the interplay between industry dynamics and organization design, and discusses how new competitive forces, as well as technological and societal trends are changing the organization design landscape.

The conference finishes with a broader discussion about the role of technology and specifically of modularity on the evolution of organizational forms and platforms.

Mark has successfully delivered over 300 redesigns and 600 engagements, has trained and developed over 5,000 executives, managers and internal change agents – across a broad and diverse range of industries on five continents and 35+ countries in OTM’s comprehensive solutions. He is the author of OTM’s organization design solution – one of the industry’s most comprehensive, integrated and holistic solutions.

Agenda

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: ODC Annual Meeting and breakfast (administrative)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Welcome by Brian Wu (University of Michigan) and Maciej Workiewicz (ESSEC Business School)

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM: Ecosystem Design and Boundaries of the Firm

**With Mark LaScola and academics from Northeastern University, MIT Sloan, Wharton, and IE.**

In this session we will focus on organization design issues with respect to managing platforms and ecosystems.

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Lunch and Networking

1:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Organization Design and Industry Dynamics

This session will focus on the interplay between industry dynamics and organization design. We will discuss how new competitive forces, and technological and societal trends are changing the organization design landscape.

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Coffee Break

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Platforms and Ecosystems – Modularity and Organization Design

The aim of this session is to have a broader discussion with conference participants about the role of technology and specifically of modularity on the evolution of organizational forms and platforms.

RSVP

Click here to RSVP.

Additional Information

Please visit the Organization Design Community’s event page for full details.