BCODN upcoming events

OD Coffee Chat: Before the Workday Takes Over (17 Nov 2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Coffee Chat · Tuesday, November 17

An hour with OD colleagues
before the workday starts.

Our monthly Coffee Chat is an hour on Zoom with OD practitioners from across BC. Bring what's on your desk: a question you're working on, something you're trying, or a situation where you'd like a few other perspectives.

How it works

Check-in
A quick round of names, and what each person is working on.

Small groups
Breakouts of three or four, so everyone gets airtime.

Whole room
We bring back what came up and open the floor.

No preparation needed beyond your coffee. Sessions aren't recorded, so you can speak freely.

Who it's for

Practitioners at every stage, whether you work inside an organization or independently: OD, change, L&D, HR and people-and-culture professionals, and anyone curious about how organizations grow.

Details

When

Tuesday, November 17 · 8:00–9:00 AM PT

Where

Zoom. The link arrives with your registration.

Price

BCODN members free · Guests $10

Not a member yet? BCODN membership is $60 a year ($40 for students). It includes free online events, member pricing for gatherings like this one, and a place in the BC OD community. Join BCODN →

Have a topic you'd like a future Coffee Chat to take on? Email events@bcodn.org.

Leadership Lunch: What Moves the Needle? (28 Nov 2026)

Sat, 28 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT

Leadership Lunch · Saturday, November 28

Most culture work fades by spring.
What actually moves the needle?

Over lunch in Coquitlam, Sasha Yovanovich brings a senior operator's view of why so much leadership and culture work ends up in a drawer, and what makes the rest of it last. Expect stories from a career in operational leadership, not slides of studies.

What we'll explore

Why so much of it fades
Assessments, offsites and engagement surveys that create a good week and then disappear, and what the work that lasts has in common.

Leadership and culture as leading indicators
How to make the case to executives who watch the numbers, and why the link to results is what earns their attention.

S³, a scorecard in progress
Sasha's Sustained Success Scorecard measures leadership, team experience and business results before and after an initiative. Bring your questions and your critique.

It's a conversation, not a presentation: lunch, Sasha's talk, then discussion and networking. Come with one piece of leadership or culture work you've seen last, or fade.

Who it's for

Experienced practitioners and leaders in OD, HR, change and operations who carry organization development in their roles, whatever their title. Members and guests are welcome.

Details

When

Saturday, November 28 · 11:30 AM–2:30 PM

Where

Tricity Pavilion, upstairs room
2968 Christmas Way, Coquitlam

Price

BCODN members $40 · Guests $50
Includes lunch, coffee or tea, and gratuity

Good to know

In person only. Seats are limited. Please note any dietary needs when you register.

Questions? Email events@bcodn.org.

Year End Evening Networking Event (3 Dec 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Year-End Evening · Thursday, December 3

Close the year
with the people you've learned with.

Join us for BCODN's Year-End Evening: dinner, good conversation, and a short word from the board on what members told us in this fall's survey and what's coming in 2027.

There's no program to sit through. Come for the company, and bring a colleague who'd enjoy the room.

Details

When

Thursday, December 3 · 5:00–7:00 PM

Where

Tasty Indian Bistro

Price

BCODN members $55 · Guests $75
Includes dinner, coffee or tea, and gratuity

Good to know

Please note any dietary needs when you register.

Questions? Email events@bcodn.org.