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Certified organisation developer / Organizational Transformation Coach

Certified by the Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management (HdWM), Mannheim

This training is held in German.
As an organisation developer , we support you in creating an efficient, flexible and adaptable organization that best takes into account the opportunities and challenges of the respective economic environment. Strategic, structural and cultural dimensions need to be taken into account. We equip you with the essential background knowledge, teach you the necessary attitudes and strengthen you with suitable tools for operational implementation so that you, as an organisation developer , can shape upcoming changes competently and effectively.

Certified by the Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management (HdWM), Mannheim

This further training course was designed in cooperation with the Mannheim University of Applied Management Sciences and meets the university's quality standards in terms of overall concept, content, trainers and examination. As a result, participants benefit from high-quality qualifications with guaranteed topicality, high practical relevance and excellent trainers.

Module 1: Classroom training
3 days
Theory and practice of organizational development
Theory and practice of organizational development
  • Expectation survey and team building within the training group.
  • Basic systemic principles and dynamics.
  • The connection between strategy, structure and culture.
  • Basic concepts of organization.
  • Criteria for a sustainable organization.
  • Importance of purpose, vision and mission.
  • Strategy and goals in the company.
  • Concepts of organizational learning.
  • Responsibility of managers for and in organizational development as promoters.
  • The role as an OU in your own organization and individual challenges.
  • Formation of peer groups for work between modules.
Module 2: Classroom training
2 days
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development
  • Tools for the analysis of the organization.
  • Interactions between strategy, structure and culture.
  • Tools for reflection.
  • Tools for structural and organizational design.
  • Tools for implementation and collaboration.
  • Tools for communication within and between teams.
  • Coaching tools for teams.
  • Coaching tools for individuals.
Module 3: Classroom training
3 days
Dramaturgy of transformation processes
Dramaturgy of transformation processes
  • Interaction in transformation processes (framework - skills - mindset).
  • Design of change processes.
  • Expansion to include the agile understanding of processes.
  • Development of communication structures in the change process.
  • Team or personality level.
  • Uncertainty versus psychological security.
  • Crises, room for emotions and dealing with resistance.
  • Transform success criteria for change in your own organization.
  • My role in the change process.
  • The role of the transformation team.
  • The role of leadership.

Consultant workshop: 

On the last day of Module 3, a counseling workshop takes place. Here, various methods are tried out, specific cases are worked on and experiences from everyday working life are discussed.

Module 4: Classroom training
2 days
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats
  • Architecture of communication formats.
  • Conception and implementation of workshops.
  • Overcoming difficult situations and behaviors in OE events.
  • Appreciative communication at eye level.
  • Solution-oriented tools for moderation and communication.
  • The role of the moderator:in.
  • Participative tools for decision-making in the group.
  • Personal presence and rhetorical tricks.
  • Questioning techniques.
Module 5: Classroom training
3 days
Learning Lab
Learning Lab
  • Focus: Learning needs of the participants (topic registration takes place after module 4).
  • Screenings of the final theses.
  • Feedback and reflection on the collaboration.
  • Exchange and discussion in the whole group on the presentations.
  • Discussion and wrap up of what has been learned.
  • Looking to the future.
  • Done! Feedback from everyone & joint conclusion. 

Contents

Module 1: 3 days

Theory and practice of organizational development

  • Expectation survey and team building within the training group.
  • Basic systemic principles and dynamics.
  • The connection between strategy, structure and culture.
  • Basic concepts of organization.
  • Criteria for a sustainable organization.
  • Importance of purpose, vision and mission.
  • Strategy and goals in the company.
  • Concepts of organizational learning.
  • Responsibility of managers for and in organizational development as promoters.
  • The role as an OU in your own organization and individual challenges.
  • Formation of peer groups for work between modules.

Module 2: 2 days

Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development

  • Tools for the analysis of the organization.
  • Interactions between strategy, structure and culture.
  • Tools for reflection.
  • Tools for structural and organizational design.
  • Tools for implementation and collaboration.
  • Tools for communication within and between teams.
  • Coaching tools for teams.
  • Coaching tools for individuals.

Module 3: 3 days

Dramaturgy of transformation processes

  • Interaction in transformation processes (framework - skills - mindset).
  • Design of change processes.
  • Expansion to include the agile understanding of processes.
  • Development of communication structures in the change process.
  • Team or personality level.
  • Uncertainty versus psychological security.
  • Crises, room for emotions and dealing with resistance.
  • Transfer success criteria for change to your own organization.
  • My role in the change process.
  • The role of the transformation team.
  • The role of leadership.

Consultant workshop

On the last day of Module 3, a counseling workshop takes place. Here, various methods are tried out, specific cases are worked on and experiences from everyday working life are discussed.

 

Module 4: 2 days

Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats

  • Architecture of communication formats.
  • Conception and implementation of workshops.
  • Overcoming difficult situations and behaviors in OE events.
  • Appreciative communication at eye level.
  • Solution-oriented tools for moderation and communication.
  • The role of the moderator:in.
  • Participative tools for decision-making in the group.
  • Personal presence and rhetorical tricks.
  • Questioning techniques.

Module 5: 3 days

Learning Lab

  • Focus: Learning needs of the participants (topic registration takes place after module 4).
  • Screenings of the final theses.
  • Feedback and reflection on the collaboration.
  • Exchange and discussion in the whole group on the presentations.
  • Discussion and wrap-up of what has been learned.
  • Looking to the future.
  • Done! Feedback from everyone & joint conclusion. 

In Module 5, the peer groups present their drafts for the final theses. You will receive feedback, impulses and input from all participants and the trainer, which you can then incorporate. The focus is primarily on interdisciplinary collaboration and the personal responsibility of the peer group members for a high-quality result. Six weeks after Module 5, the work is submitted and assessed by the trainer . You will then receive your certificate.

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

  • This training is specifically tailored to the needs of existing and future organizational developers.
  • You will acquire practical know-how and the necessary skills to meet the growing demands of your work as an organisation developer.
  • As the organizer, we guarantee topicality, practical relevance and excellent trainers.
  • After the training you will receive a certificate certified by the HdWM Haufe Akademie -Certificate that is recognized in professional circles.
  • Individual feedback: You will receive practical impulses and individual feedback on your work.
  • The training content is continuously updated and reviewed by experts for practical relevance and feasibility.
  • You will learn how to build a sustainable organization step by step.
    • You learn to understand organizations - to move organizations.
    • You can understand interaction and groups.
    • You know how to develop teams and groups.
    • You will learn moderation and various workshop designs.
    • You can successfully advise managers and are able to take over the consulting of strategy processes.

Your advantages at a glance:

Certification: This recognized qualification gives you a head start.

Fixed training group: A consistent learning group enables an intensive and trusting exchange.

Peer group work: In a self-directed learning group (peer group) you deepen your knowledge and thus strengthen the transfer of learning.

Consultant workshop: You will receive detailed feedback for your own work.

1:1 coaching: every participant receives 2 x 1 h coaching on their own specific questions and/or challenges in the context of their role as a (future) organisation developer.

Practical phases: Between modules, you will have the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice.

Experience: Haufe Akademie has been helping companies and people to be successful for over 30 years. All trainers have extensive experience as consultants and trainer.

Advice: Our training advisory service is available to answer your personal questions at any time before and during your training.

Methods

To maximize the transfer of skills, this training has a holistic methodological approach: input from experts, interactive development of content in a team, self-awareness and self-reflection, exercise sequences with individual feedback and exchange. Experiential and action-oriented learning are at the forefront of the training for: organisation developer . Between modules, you will work in peer groups with other participants , work on self-study units and document your own experiences.

 

Please take into account in your planning that on the second evening of the last module there will be a joint dinner (included in the price) with the training group and that you should keep this evening free if possible.

 

Recommended for

Managers, change agents or experts for systemic change in organizations who want to immerse themselves in the new world of holistic organizational development.

HR managers who want to expand their repertoire of methods with the latest tools.

practitioners who bear internal responsibility in organizations or advise those responsible, e.g. managers, executives, owners of staff positions, entrepreneurs, managing directors, project managers, HR managers, HR developers, organizational developers, scrum masters and change agents.

Internal and external consultants and experts from organizational development, HR, IT, marketing, OE, etc.

Final examination

The final thesis consists of the transfer of a model or tool into one's own working environment, process support or reflection work on one's own attitude and role (sharpening one's own profile, the personal development process, one's own motivation for change).
After successfully completing the final examination, you will receive the recognized certificate of Haufe Akademie and the Mannheim School of Business for Management " certified organisation developer /Organizational Transformation Coach”.

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17.06.2025
Düsseldorf
Booking number: 35003
€ 6.990,- plus VAT.
€ 8,318.10 incl. VAT.
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Novotel City West
Novotel City West
Niederkasseler Lohweg 179, 40547 Düsseldorf
Room rate: € 118,24 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Modules
13 days, plus 2 h coaching
Limited number of participants
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development
Date
17.-18.06.2025
Venue
Novotel City West
Schedule
1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Dramaturgy of transformation processes
Date
18.-20.08.2025
Venue
Novotel City West
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats
Date
25.-26.09.2025
Venue
Novotel City West
Schedule
1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Learning Lab
Date
03.-05.11.2025
Venue
Novotel City West
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Theory and practice of organizational development
Date
15.-17.12.2025
Venue
Novotel City West
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
30.07.2025
Hamburg
Booking number: 35003
€ 6.990,- plus VAT.
€ 8,318.10 incl. VAT.
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Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Amsinckstraße 53, 20097 Hamburg
Room rate: € 132,97 plus VAT.
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13 days, plus 2 h coaching
Limited number of participants
Classroom training
Theory and practice of organizational development
Date
30.07.-01.08.2025
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development
Date
08.-09.09.2025
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
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1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Dramaturgy of transformation processes
Date
22.-24.10.2025
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
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1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats
Date
04.-05.12.2025
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Schedule
1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Learning Lab
Date
21.-23.01.2026
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
13.10.2025
Munich
Booking number: 35003
€ 6.990,- plus VAT.
€ 8,318.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring Munich
Leuchtenbergring 20, 81677 Munich
Room rate: € 135,80 plus VAT.
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Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Modules
13 days, plus 2 h coaching
Limited number of participants
Classroom training
Theory and practice of organizational development
Date
13.-15.10.2025
Venue
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development
Date
24.-25.11.2025
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Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Schedule
1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Dramaturgy of transformation processes
Date
09.-11.02.2026
Venue
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats
Date
16.-17.03.2026
Venue
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Schedule
1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Learning Lab
Date
27.-29.04.2026
Venue
Holiday Inn Leuchtenbergring München
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
28.01.2026
Frankfurt a. M./Sulzbach (Taunus)
Booking number: 35003
€ 6.990,- plus VAT.
€ 8,318.10 incl. VAT.
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Dorint Main Taunus Zentrum
Dorint Main Taunus Center
Am Main Taunus Zentrum 1, 65843 Frankfurt a. M./Sulzbach (Taunus)
Room rate: € 119,71 plus VAT.
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Modules
13 days, plus 2 h coaching
Limited number of participants
Classroom training
Theory and practice of organizational development
Date
28.-30.01.2026
Venue
Dorint Main Taunus Zentrum
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development
Date
19.-20.03.2026
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Dorint Main Taunus Zentrum
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1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Dramaturgy of transformation processes
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20.-22.04.2026
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Dorint Main Taunus Zentrum
Schedule
1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Co-creative and agile tools for organizational development communication formats
Date
02.-03.06.2026
Venue
Dorint Main Taunus Zentrum
Schedule
1st day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Classroom training
Learning Lab
Date
12.-14.08.2026
Venue
Dorint Main Taunus Zentrum
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1st - 2nd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
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