How innovation and change connect
Explore the different questions behind innovation and organizational change, and connect early experiments with the work of putting an idea into use.
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Foundations & readiness
Define the change and investigate commitment, capacity and constraints.
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Assessing change readiness
Before introducing a new way of working, find out whether people share the commitment, confidence and practical conditions to make it happen.
Playbook
ADKAR
A careful guide to Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement, including where the model needs support.
Framework
Premortem
Imagine a plan has failed, uncover plausible causes, and turn the most consequential risks into actions before launch.
Method
Change management
How to diagnose, support and sustain changes in everyday work without reducing adoption to communication.
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A starting point.
Before launching communications or training, describe the proposed work in observable terms. Readiness involves more than favorable attitudes: authority, time, coordination and practical capability also shape what is possible.