We live in a world of rapid and tremendous transformations. Change
management which originated as Kurt Lewin’s sociological-inspired
paradigm is now the buzz word in organizations as they try to align
themselves towards relevance in a toss-up world of business and
organization development.
Asia, as it is becoming more apparent as a global business force,
must equally face up to the reality that organizational sciences
are critical in the evolution of modern business practice which
increasingly is no more merely production-led, but systemically
designed drawing upon local and traditional wisdom and practical
effectiveness.
Change whether it is in the micro or macro business environment,
is a factor and a resource which needs to be understood, dealt
with and exploited towards triple bottom-line performance. The
lessons learned through change management, leadership and organization
development can aid managers and decision makers towards greater
organizational performances, something which is badly needed in
today’s world.
The first-ever Asian Organization Development Association’s
conference is being hosted at Assumption University in Thailand.
This is our opportunity from the heart of organizational learning
in an institution such as ours, to welcome you all with the heart
of Thai hospitality into the heart of organizational sciences
which will hopefully, give new heart to the understanding of organizational
dynamics, change management and to leadership, which we hope will
lead to new hearts not just for productivity but for the love
of the new organizations emergent upon us.

Dr. Kitti Phothikitti
Assumption University
Bangkok THAILAND