Which organisation design programme?

Hi Naomi, I was hoping that you'd be able to give me a bit of advice, as I'd like to get a diploma or other qualification on organisation design but I'm not sure which programmes/trainings would be best to attend. Do you have any recommendations? Natasha

Hello Natasha – thanks for your email. I can only give some general suggestions and can't recommend any specific programmes. My thoughts below don't give a comprehensive picture but are based on my slant on organisation design.

I guess that you're looking for something that is accredited by a university and/or professional recognised body? Here's three ways to approach your enquiry

• Browsing
• Trying out
• Asking others

Browsing
Look at the Design Research Society website. It is the 'multi-disciplinary learned society for the design research community, promoting excellence in design research globally.

• recognising design as a creative act common to many disciplines
• understanding research and its relationship with education and practice
• advancing the theory and practice of design'

You'll see how organization design is one strand of 'design'. You'll also see that the Design Management Academy Conference is next week (7 – 9 June 2017) with some interesting themes listed in an earlier call for papers. Three that caught my eye were:
Track 6.d Designing the Designers: Future of Design Education
Track 6.a Building New Capabilities in an Organization: A research methodology perspective
Track 4.a Changing Design Practices: How We Design, What We Design, and Who Designs?

Each track is led by academics and in a couple of the track description are indicative references to content.