Stories – ORCHANGO

Sharing our gamification story at CCCE

Editor — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:09:46 +0000

On June 17, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will be the featured speaker at an in-person event organized by the Canadian Community of Corporate Educators (CCCE or triple C-E). CCCE’s mission is to to foster an inclusive community of learning professionals who connect, collaborate and innovate together to address workplace opportunities. Edmond will share the story of how…

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Change makers: we got to feed the beaver, he?

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:14:24 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 05 Episode 04 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina uses a beaver analogy to highlight an important call to action for change-makers… Reading time: about 2 minutes When teaching Nimble Change Leadership™ [or Change Agility for Staff Members], I often use a beaver analogy. Of course, it works very well with Canadians. After all, the beaver is our…

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Keynote for DeGroote’s EMBA in Digital Transformation

Editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:35:34 +0000

On September 17, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will return to the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University to deliver a keynote to the graduating cohort of the Executive MBA in Digital Transformation. Keynote title: LIGHT-SIDE POLITICS™ − How to use internal politics ethically when leading change ℹ️ More info about this keynote Edmond has been a…

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Co-presenting at Future of Work Canada

Editor — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:14:31 +0000

This year’s Future of Work Canada conference will be held in Toronto on April 01-02. Tamara ElSahyouni, Chair of the conference’s Future Talent track, asked ORCHANGO President & Co-founder Edmond Mellina to co-present a session with her. Tamara is the founder of Talent Engagement Consulting. She is a seasoned talent strategist. Edmond is internationally respected for his expertise in nimble…

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Speaking – I4PL National Webinar

Editor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:56 +0000

The Institute for Performance & Learning (I4PL) has once again invited ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina to present. This time, it will be for the association’s National Webinar Series. Edmond has spoken regularly at I4PL events over the years – most recently: Details below and registration via I4PL’s website. Organizations struggle with the new nature…

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What’s the best decision-making model to drive agility?

Edmond Mellina — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:42:31 +0000

Latest article by ORCHANGO President & Co-founder Edmond Mellina, written for Talent Canada. To be nimble, organizations must make decisions in a timely fashion and at the right level in the business. I’m not talking here about big strategic decisions – these are few and far between. Instead, I’m referring to the thousands of smaller decisions that the organization’s talents make throughout…

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🎥 GSK’s Strategic Culture Shift: The Inside Story

Editor — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:27:05 +0000

GSK Canada’s Nicole Stuart (HR Country Head) and ORCHANGO’s Edmond Mellina (President & Co-founder) co-presented at the Strategic Capability Network on June 23, 2022. They shared the story of GSK Canada’s strategic culture shift amidst a rapidly changing environment. ORCHANGO has been collaborating with GSK since the fall of 2020 – first, at the country-level via our culture…

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New type of facilitation for our catalogue of services 👍🎉

Editor — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:52:47 +0000

That was a LOT of fun! Last evening, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina facilitated a different type of hybrid workshop: he was the only person NOT in the room! The client’s leadership team went to Vancouver for their division’s retreat. They wanted Edmond to facilitate a leadership workshop. Unfortunately, he couldn’t go to the West coast. So, he joined the client from Toronto…

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Boosting agility with a ‘Nimble Manifesto’ from the C-suite

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:24:43 +0000

Latest article by ORCHANGO President & Co-founder Edmond Mellina, written for Talent Canada. When the pandemic hit, businesses had no choice but to move at a faster pace. Now that companies are returning to the office in a hybrid fashion, they are asking the following questions: How do we ensure we don’t revert to our old ways? And how do we bring to the next level the agility that COVID…

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GSK’s Strategic Culture Shift: The Inside Story

Editor — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:28:12 +0000

🎤 UPCOMING SPEECH 📅 June 23, 2022 GSK Canada’s Nicole Stuart (HR Country Head) and ORCHANGO’s Edmond Mellina (President & Co-founder) will be co-presenting at the Strategic on June 23, 2022. They will tell the story of GSK Canada’s strategic culture shift amidst a rapidly changing environment. ORCHANGO has been collaborating with GSK since the fall of 2020 – first…

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