The Global OD Network is pleased to announce development of the following program:
Doctor of Education in Global OD and Leadership
Globally, organizations are experiencing accelerating levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in operating environments. In response, the same organizations are seeking transformational leaders prepared for the future of work. The EDDODL is positioned to educate, equip and empower students to become scholar-practitioners that fulfill this new unprecedented global demand for organizational leadership. The curriculum provides experiential learning opportunities with research and practice to develop new organizational models, nurture change and embed new systems. Student cohorts will be supported by highly skilled practitioners and global faculty that will provide instruction, coaching and mentorship.
The Educational Objectives for the Ed.D. in Organization Development and Leadership include:
To cultivate capacities that foster change and transformation across entire organizations.
To cultivate capacities for generative inquiry that disrupt stagnant mental models for innovative breakthroughs.
To acquire competencies to increase learning capabilities and stakeholder engagement based on systems theory and human development.
To acquire competencies for research and theory development that contribute to academic communities in multiple domains.
To develop perspectives for global diversity and citizenship for cultural and social transformation in the service of humanity.
To develop perspectives that inspire the next generation of organization development practitioners and leaders on a global scale.
The Ed.D. in Organization Development and Leadership learning outcomes are:
Quality and Empowerment: The leadership to engage and be aware of human potential and grow with excellence addressing the whole life experience.
Freedom and Responsibility: The leadership to acknowledge people as being free and responsible for their results in a manner that is fair and right for all.
Collaboration and Authenticity: The leadership to interact with others with dignity, integrity, and openness in worthy cooperation for the fundamental rights of individuals, organizations, communities, societies and all other human systems.
Communication and Facilitation: The leadership to align stakeholders for maximum desired results, at minimum cost, in ways that coordinate with holistic and systemic perspectives, empathizing with human behavior.
Culture and Participation: The leadership in promoting participation in system affairs, confronting issues, problem-solving and democratic decision making to model, nurture and embed the vision, mission and values of an organization.
Vision and Fortitude: The leadership to encourage others by recognizing and reframing realities and overcome challenges fearlessly and proactively, preparing them for the future of work in the face of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
Scholarship and Practice: The leadership in applying innovative theories, research, best practice and transformative experiences with organizational models as lifelong learners and organization development practitioners.