The intent of the conference is to convene a mix of scholars, practitioners, and change leaders to explore the shifts in the field of Organization Development that have occurred and are occurring continuously. During the conference, we will attempt to respond to such questions as:

• Are these newer premises and patterns of practice different enough from the foundations of OD to be considered different forms of OD? Or, even entirely different forms of organizational change approaches? Why or why not?
• If there are differences in form(s), how would we best characterize the differences to theorists and practitioners? Or, put another way, what would we call the different forms of OD and what are the implications for theory and practice?
• Given the discussions at the conference, how do the participants see the field of OD evolving?

NTL Institute will be joined by several organizations that grew out of NTL roots – i.e., the AU/NTL Master of Science in OD graduate program; Case Western Reserve’s School of Organization Behavior; The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (JABS), and The Lewin Center. In addition, this group will be joined by The Taos Institute.

This is a gathering of scholars and practitioners committed to exploring and shaping the future of OD. Given the reality in which we are living, the rapid changes require that we create new ways of working together to assure the best possible outcomes for human systems, be they organizations, communities, or families, as we learn to live in a constantly changing reality.