Collaborative Network of OD Practitioners in Africa : Insights, Interventions and Innovations

While addressing emerging OD practitioners under Centre for Organization Leadership and Development, Zimbabwe; Matt Minahan called on the emerging practitioners to explore how to bring OD into the mainstream through the creation of a social system of OD practitioners on, and beyond the African continent. In responding to that call and reinforcing collaboration as a fundamental OD value, the current paper provides approaches towards the creation of a social system of OD practitioners in Africa. The authors identified principles that facilitate a robust collaborative network of OD practitioners on the continent. This is against the understanding that collaboration and constellation of strengths are some of the fundamental values of the OD field. The authors also agree with Patrick Trottier’s submission at the ‘Harmonization of OD Research & Practice in Africa’ Consultative session held on 21 May 2021, were he beautifully said “Only Africa can Create Africa”