Professionals collaborating at ATD OrgDev

What Does Your Organization
Need Next?

Stronger leaders. Healthier culture. Smarter talent strategies. Better ways to navigate AI and changing workforce needs.

ATD OrgDev brings organization development professionals together
to explore what’s changing and move the work forward.

Location
Indianapolis,
Indiana
Dates
September 29 to October 1,
2026

Register for OrgDev Explore the Program

Make the case for OrgDev

Your boss wants to know what comes back with you.

OrgDev is three days away from the day-to-day to work on the challenges already affecting your organization and return with practical next steps.

68%

of learners in recent ATD research reported improved job performance from leadership development.

Source: ATD Research, Leadership Development, 2026

Come back ready to move the work forward.

Strengthen leadership development.
Build a 90-day action plan to assess your current approach and identify practical improvements.

Move an HR technology initiative forward.
Draft a pilot plan that helps turn an idea into a more focused path toward implementation and scale.

Get ahead of workforce risk.
Identify strategies to anticipate changing workforce needs, mitigate risk, and strengthen organizational resilience.

Strengthen your team’s influence.
Build a clearer strategy for demonstrating value and showing up as a stronger business partner.

Need help putting the business case into words? We’ve already started it for you.

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Help your organization adapt, align, and perform.

ATD’s OrgDev Conference is designed for professionals shaping how their organizations evolve, respond to change, and prepare for what comes next.

Explore practical strategies for strengthening culture, developing leaders, aligning talent systems, and improving organizational performance.

Learn from experts and fellow practitioners who understand the complexity of this work, then return with approaches you can apply to real business challenges.

OrgDev Conference participants learning together

Programming Topics

Explore the systems shaping how organizations work

Dive into the issues at the center of organizational effectiveness, from culture and leadership to talent strategy, technology, and business alignment.

01

Culture and People

Shape the systems, behaviors, and conditions that enable a healthy, high-performing organization.

02

Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies

Understand how AI is changing work, and how to thoughtfully integrate new technologies into your organization’s strategy and culture.

03

Leadership Development Programs

Design leadership development programs that leverage proven practices and current trends to engage, grow and prepare the next generation of talent.
04

Strategic Business Partner

Strengthen your influence with senior leaders by connecting OD work directly to business priorities and enterprise outcomes.

05

Talent Strategy and Management

Align your entire talent ecosystem with the capabilities your organization needs to succeed in a rapidly changing environment.

What You’ll Gain

New perspective for complex organizational challenges

Build the insight, practical approaches, and professional connections you need to help your organization work better.

01

See the whole system

Strengthen your ability to diagnose what is happening beneath the surface, from culture and structure to leadership dynamics, and identify what needs to shift.

02

Turn insight into strategy

Design OD, talent, and leadership initiatives that address today’s challenges while building long-term adaptability, alignment, and organizational strength.

03

Learn with fellow system thinkers

Connect with OD professionals navigating complexity, challenging old assumptions, and rethinking what effective organizations look like today.

Join Us in Indianapolis

September 29–October 1, 2026

Three days to think bigger about how organizations work.

Where

Indiana Convention Center

100 South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46225