The Quantum Theory of Change. . .beyond change management . . .

CoreNet Global - Houston ChapterHyatt Regency Houston

29 October 2008

Alex Lam & David Peck

LMS - LearningManagementSystem

To change the way people see

and choose to invest in the

world and to provide unlimited

opportunity for those in need.

To change the way people see

and choose to invest in the

world and to provide unlimited

opportunity for those in need.

… and to imagine and work towards a world where extreme

poverty is eliminated, human rights are respected, and the

impact of HIV/AIDS is significantly reduced.

… and to imagine and work towards a world where extreme

poverty is eliminated, human rights are respected, and the

impact of HIV/AIDS is significantly reduced.

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CHANGE

Changes in our Life

Macro

Micro

CORPORATE

PERSONAL

LIFE LEARNING OWNERSHIP PROESS

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

C H A N G E

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

Rate of Change

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

BUSINESSCYCLE

CORPORATE

PERSONAL

LIFE LEARNING OWNERSHIP PROESS

C H A N G EMacro

Micro

BUSINESSCYCLE

Why Quantum?

What is CHANGE?

FUTURE

PAST

LEARN

DREAM

Reality Testing

Observation

Ordering of Paradigm

Uold new

Ordering of Paradigm

FUTURE

PAST

LEARN

DREAM

Reality Testing

Observation

Uold new

THE CHANGE PROCESS

Rules of The Game B A S I C P R I N C I P L E S

Different People react differently to change

Everyone has fundamental needs that have to be met

Change often involves a loss, and people go through the “loss curve”

Expectations need to be managed realistically

Fears have to be dealt with.

The Change Process Start at the top Involve every layer Make the formal caseC

Address the human side

systematically

Communicate the

message

1Assess

the cultural

landscape

Address culture

explicitly

2

Createthe

ownership

Speak to the individual

3Prepare for

the unexpected

4

ReviewAnd

Re-Aign

Why so HARD to Change?

Macro

Micro

The way they see you

Who you really are

EASY

HARD

Macro

Micro

The way they see you

Who you really are

EASY

HARD

The Change Process Start at the top Involve every layer Make the formal caseC

Address the human side

systematically

Communicate the

message

1Assess

the cultural

landscape

Address culture

explicitly

2

Createthe

ownership

Speak to the individual

3Prepare for

the unexpected

4

ReviewAnd

Re-Align

Why is it hard to Change?

interpreting LIFEouter reality

Mindset Map is a mental model of how we view our world

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SOURCE: Adapted from The Change Navigator by Kurt Hanks - 1994

The Change Elements

ACHIEVEMENTVISION CHALLENGE

PURPOSEPERSON MOTIVATION

SHAREDVISION

REALITY

GOAL

PRODUCTIVITY

neuroCHANGE

“If the soul exists, it exists in the brain”

Dr. Chandra SureshHERO – Season 1 Episode 10

FEARIf your brain interprets physical

perceptions as anger, fear, or

depression, every immune cell of

your body knows that

interpretation very quickly

Brain in the stomach

Brain in the heart

How your brain works determines how happy you are, how effective you feel, and how well you interact with others . . . the problems are related to the physiology of the brain – you can change that physiology

Plasticity

Regenerating

Self-aligning

3neuroChanges

for you

SLEEPWhen you fall asleep, it’s

like you’re leaving your

house and the workmen

come in to renovate.

Terry Sejnowski, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CASOURCE: Time – December 20, 2004

EXERCISE MentalPhysical

FASCINATIONFASCINATION

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