Welcome to the Boston Facilitators & OD Roundtable!
The Boston Facilitators & OD Roundtable (BFR) is a professional network of 400+ Organizational Development (OD) professionals from across New England and beyond.
OUR MISSION: To provide networking and professional developmentin organizational development, team and leadership development to professionals in these and adjacent fields. Join us for the colleague-ship of members who share their knowledge and expertise for our shared benefit.
What sets BFR apart is the collegial, welcoming community we continue to build together. Our community comes alive through fun, interactive workshops and an active member communication forum. The BFR has a wealth of experience across our members who actively share their insights and expertise. We are committed to inclusion and to delivering high value. Come see for yourself!
BFR is a nonprofit organization (501(c6)) registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, who are: Jan Sage, Michael Connolly, David Ehrmann and Matthias Mokros. Sadie Rosethorn plays a vital role in Program Development. Thank you to all of them for their service!
Calendar of Events
THE ENNEAGRAM IN COACHING: HELP CLIENTS FIND THEIR WAY OUT OF THE BOX 05/20/26 In this session, we’ll explore the basic structure of the Enneagram, as well as a look at the passions, virtues, traps, and avoidances of each type.
BOOK CONVERSATION: HUMBLE CONSULTING 05/25/26 What if you could discuss the books you read with colleagues?
We’re inviting you into a conversation about how book ideas translate into practice. Let’s start with Humble Consulting: How To Provide Real Help Faster - and see where that goes.
OFFICE HOURS! 06/08/26 Casual, drop-in session with BFR members. Bring a design question you’re working on, a challenge you’re navigating, or just come listen in. A space for BFR members to think out loud together—half-formed thoughts welcome. :-) more info...
ACTIVITY LAB - TRY OUT YOUR DESIGN! 06/22/26 Don’t you wish you had guinea pigs to help you test a new activity? Here’s your chance! We’ll give you 30 minutes to try it out and see how it lands, and talk through what worked and what you’d change. more info...
GROUP MENTORING PROGRAM for new OD or L&D Professionals Coming Soon... The purpose of the program is to provide a mentoring experience for people who are new to OD, L&D or facilitation, or other related areas. Group mentoring will involve 3-5 people working together with a mentor on topics of interest to the mentees. The group is starting in June. Let us know it you'd like to participate. more info...
BFR Culture
The BFR has a No-Marketing policy, which helps preserve the collegial culture we've built. Members ask we not market our OD/ Facilitation/ Coaching services to one another. Members may, however, promote their programs in the BFR monthly calendar, for which Anne Grieves solicits submissions every month by email. Thank you Anne! Â
