About

OD Learning Lab

OD Learning Lab is where leadership, organizational development, and adult learning come to life. Hosted by Dr. Kyle Znamenak and Dr. Anthony Adkisson, each episode features real conversations with practitioners, researchers, and thought leaders who are shaping how we learn, lead, and adapt in a rapidly changing world. From exploring innovative coaching practices to unpacking complex change initiatives, the OD Learning Lab offers practical insights, inspiring stories, and evidence-based strategies you can put into action.

Research

Highlights research that informs how adults learn, lead, and work, while translating scholarship into practical insight.

Practice

Centers the lived experiences of practitioners applying learning, leadership, and organization development in real-world settings.

Dialogue

Creates space for conversation between scholars and practitioners to reflect, question, and advance the field together.

The Hosts

Dr. Kyle Znamenak

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Kyle Znamenak is a scholar and practitioner in adult learning, leadership, and organization development. His work focuses on scholarly development, experiential learning, and translating research into practice through teaching, community-engaged research, and public scholarship, including podcasting as a tool for learning and knowledge preservation.

Dr. Anthony Adkisson

Workforce Consultant

Dr. Anthony Adkisson is a professor, consultant, and practitioner whose work focuses on learning, decision-making, and agency within workforce and community systems. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University’s Urban Education program. His research areas focus on adult learning, workforce development, communities of practice, and liminal space. His work is about designing learning environments and organizational structures that help practitioners and participants build voice, capacity and influence in what are often complex settings. 

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