Free Online Course from Future Learn: Introduction to Organizational Development

Future Learn is offering an online course titled Introduction to Organizational Development. Learn Organizational Development (OD) concepts to help your organization reach its goals. Organizational development uses behavioral science to help you implement systems and techniques aimed at affecting your organization’s performance and culture. On this three-week course, you’ll learn the main concepts of OD and gain the necessary skills to be able to describe the main theories and ideas of organizational development. This course is perfect if you’re looking to move into an OD role, or you want to use organizational development techniques in your current role to improve your processes.

Course Overview:

Explore organizational strategy and capability

Organizational development works with people to change, improve, and transform aspects of the system so that they have the capability to achieve the strategy. This course will explain what OD strategy is, and how it’s intrinsically linked to capability. As part of this, you’ll identify OD theories, models, and research to reinforce your approach to organizational development. You’ll also look at the different types of data, both qualitative and quantitative, and how you can use data to inform your OD processes.

Discover the importance of self in OD practice

Alongside using the OD toolkit of techniques, methods, and tests, OD practitioners themselves need to continually change, adapt, and develop. In this course, you’ll learn about the "use of self" and why you should focus on self-knowledge and personal development to improve your organizational development work.

Course Topics:

• Definitions and applications of OD
• The role OD plays in delivering successful organizational outcomes
• OD theories and models
• The importance of self in OD practice
• The impact OD can make on staff, customers/clients, and the organization

What will you Learn:

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

• Discuss the definitions and applications of OD
• Explain the role OD plays in delivering successful organizational outcomes
• Identify areas of OD theories and models and research in more detail
• Reflect on the importance of self in OD practice
• Describe the impact OD can make on staff, customers/clients, and the organization

Qualifications:

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about OD theory and practice. It will be especially useful to those not currently working in organizational development and looking to enter the field.

About Future Learn:

They offer a diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions from around the world. These are delivered one step at a time and are accessible on mobile, tablet, and desktop, so you can fit learning around your life. Also, they believe learning should be an enjoyable, social experience, so their courses offer the opportunity to discuss what you’re learning with others as you go, helping you make fresh discoveries and form new ideas.

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