The Project • Began around 1998, Manns & Rising • Change strategies acquired from: – discussions with people leading change worldwide – leaders of change throughout history – change theories • Strategies documented in the form of patterns – A pattern is a recurring, successful technique – Each pattern has a name • Emphasis is on bottom-up change by “powerless leaders” • The book: Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas (Addison Wesley Publishing Co., 2005)
Categories of the Patterns www.cs.unca.edu/~manns/intropatterns.html Roles Getting things going Events Influence strategies Handling resistance Keeping things going etc. etc. etc.
Keep a Package of Patterns With You Take on a role Evangelist Create short-term goals: build on your successes and learn from your failures Test the Waters Step by Step Time for Reflection Small Successes
Different people accept new ideas at different rates Do you know these people? • This is new so it is cool. (Innovator) • This is an interesting idea, but I want to hear more before making a decision. (Early Adopter) • I want to see what other people think about the new idea before I make a decision. (Early Majority) • I’ll accept the new idea when I have to. (Late Majority) • It’s always been done this way … why do we have to introduce anything new? (Laggard)
True or False … If you’re smart (you are!) and you know what to do (you do!), then you don’t need much help from other people to introduce the new idea.
Get Connected Keep other people involved Ask for Help (Innovators, Early Adopters, Connectors, Guru on Your Side, etc.) Group Identity Shoulder to Cry On Just Say Thanks Stay in Touch
Summary Patterns document recurring, successful strategies The Fearless Change book contains 48 patterns from successful leaders of change The book is written for all “powerless leaders” who have a good idea and want to introduce bottom-up changes into their organizations
