oer degree initiative kickoff | building urgency workshop

Why Do Most Change

Initiatives Fail?

Why This One Won’tVanessa LoVerme Akhtar, Ed.D. and Eric Bailey

Kotter International

June 14, 2016

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Knowledge Is Not

Understanding


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Welcome


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Dr. John Kotter

That ’s Not How We

Do I t Her e!A Story about How Organizations Rise

and Fall—and Can Rise Again

John KotterHolger Rathgeber

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EXPONENTIA

LRATE OF CHANGE


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SUCCESS

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: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/p

hoto/containers-falling-rena, (Ministry

for Culture and Heritage), updated 20

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Large-Scale Change Efforts

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The Power of

VISION© 2016 Kotter Internationa

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What’s Keeping You From

40 Knots?


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Developing Your Vision

Why Change?

Why Now?

What’s the Risk? (If we don’t change)© 2016 Kotter Internationa

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MISSING

SENSE OF

URGENCY

#1 Reason Change I

nitiatives Fail


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Exceptionally alert

Externally oriented

Relentlessly aimed at impact

A SENSE OF

TRUEURGENCY


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Lazy or

Short-Sighted

Rules and Barriers

(External Issues)© 2016 Kotter Internationa

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Fundamental

Attribution

Error


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I’m sure glad

the hole isn’t in

our end...

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TRUE URGENC

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A Sporting Challenge

1. Break into Groups of 8-10 people (mix organizations)

2. Toss the Ball Around the Group (Remember Who You Tossed

it To)

Rules:

1. Every Member Must Touch the Balls

2. Ball Must Travel Through the Air

3. Ball Must Travel Independently

4. Don’t Let it Hit the Ground


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We’ve Had Groups Do It In

Less Than

10 Seconds


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We’ve Had Groups Do It In

Less Than

3 Seconds


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Tennis Ball Challenge

What Perceived Barriers Slowed You Down?

How Did You Break Them Down?

What Helped Unlock Your Urgency?

What Perceived Barriers Exist for OER? © 2016 Kotter Internationa

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THE BURNING

PLATFORM


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Communicating For

Urgency


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What Inspired You?

Would It Have Had The

Same Impact via Email?


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Key

Principles

Head & Heart


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Communicate Your Vision

How Can you Communicate to the

Head & Heart?

What Will Stand Out Above The Noise?

How Can You Break Down Silos?


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COMMUNICATETHE VISION

Your challenge, as leaders…

ENGAGETHE HEAD AND HEART


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