Strategic Change Management

 

 
   

6Ws: Why, What, Where, When, Who, How

 

 

 

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Why

The purpose: creative dissatisfaction with the status quo, innovation to be created, the problem to be solved, or the opportunity to be pursued.

 

Yin and Yang of Change Management

Creating Change

 

 

 

What

The desired future state, strategic intent, stretch goals and objectives; a better organization, business design or climate for innovation.

 

Stretch

System Approach to Change Management

 

 

 

 

Where

The context: the internal and external environment; root problems; low-performance areas; barriers to innovation and speed; bureaucratic structures.

 

80/20 Principle

Losing Organization

Lagging Companies

 

 

 

When

Change proactively before you have to; prepare to win and jump in; design milestone events; choose the best timing for disruptive interventions.

 

Overcome Procrastination

Rapid Experimentation

 

 

 

Who

Proactive futurists, visionary leaders, entrepreneurial leaders, innovation leaders, transformational leaders, guiding coalition of change leaders.

 

Leading Change

Leading Change vs. Change Management

 

 

 

How

The process of change implementation; prepare to win; play simulation games; waltz-up with everything, experiment and learn as you go.

 

Play InnoBall to reduce risks

Kaikaku-Kaizen Journey

 

 

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More examples of application of the 6Ws model

 

 

 

6Ws Self-Coaching Questions: Why, What, Who, How, Where, When  

6Ws of Self-Coaching

6Ws of Startup Pitch

6Ws of High-Growth Company

6Ws of Business Growth

6Ws of Innovation Team

6Ws of Customer Value Management

6Ws of Kaizen Wheel