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While we've used humor as an approach to introducing  change,  there are a multitude of other tools that can be applied such as Appreciative Inquiry, workshops, story-telling, manuals, technology, etc. Engaging people through a variety of methods creates value and is an important precursor that can lead to "buy-in", and adaption to  and adoption of change.
While we've used humor as an approach to introducing  change,  there are a multitude of other tools that can be applied such as Appreciative Inquiry, workshops, story-telling, manuals, technology, etc. Engaging people through a variety of methods creates value and is an important precursor that can lead to "buy-in", and adaption to  and adoption of change.


Often, creating value requires significant change. John Kotter concluded in his book "A force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management" (1990) that there are eight reasons why many change processes fail and to prevent making these mistakes, Kotter created the following eight change phases model:
KQ: there are no recipes for change /// refer to manual


*Establish a sense of urgency
*Create a coalition
*Develop a clear vision
*Share the vision
*Empower people to clear obstacles
*Secure short-term wins
*Consolidate and keep moving
*Anchor the change


Individuals who want to introduce or lead change in organizations are key agents who should have the ability to connect people to their specific requirements; similar to those that we saw within the puzzle-piecing portion of this presentation and must be committed to working with people during each developmental phase.
Individuals who want to introduce or lead change in organizations are key agents who should have the ability to connect people to their specific requirements; similar to those that we saw within the puzzle-piecing portion of this presentation and must be committed to working with people during each developmental phase.
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