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Apply frameworks
Use models of adoption, stakeholder analysis and influence as tools to interpret a dynamic situation.
For business schools & executive education
Make implementation part of the learning.
Bridge the gap between studying change-management ideas and confronting the practical decisions involved in mobilizing people.
MBA and master'sAn applied challenge that complements theory.
Executive educationA shared experience for experienced leaders.
Facilitated debriefRich material for analysis and discussion.
Learning design
More than a case discussion.
Participants do not simply explain what another manager should have done. They make the decisions themselves, under time pressure, inside a realistic organizational system.
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Compare choices
Discuss why reasonable teams chose different approaches, and what followed.
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Transfer insight
Connect the simulation to leadership situations beyond the classroom.
A suggested teaching sequence
A clear arc from briefing to reflection.
A typical module lasts half a day to a full day, with students in teams of three to six. Instructors receive a facilitator manual to prepare the session and lead the debrief.
Brief
Introduce the mission and connect it to the module's key questions.
Play
Teams test their strategies, read the feedback and make their choices, in class or in a dedicated session.
Debrief
Compare teams' paths and results, and discuss influence, resistance, networks and timing.
In their words
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Change Pro is an outstanding learning experience. It is an ideal capstone to our Executive Strategic Business Leadership Program.
Holly J. Raider
Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg School of Management
Useful in
Programs built around action and inquiry.
- MBA and master's courses on organizational change and leadership
- Executive leadership and management programs
- Custom programs for client organizations
- Capstone or integrative sessions combining theory, simulation and debrief