While virtually all of us have an idea about what we want to change and how we want to accomplish that change, we seldom create a comprehensive plan that includes implementation steps. Far too often, a well conceived change initiative ceases to exist altogether, because the change agent has not appropriately addressed many of the barriers to successful implementation.
From poor communication to change resistance to poor design to lack of training, implementation barriers need considerable attention from change agents. Above, you will find two short videos, each about 11 minutes long, that have some clues about why change initiative implementation may fail. Some of those barriers are addressed in your text, but others are found in many other places.
Did you count your calories this week? Why or why not? Did you have a plan, and did you stick with it? What did you learn from having to accurately log your calories for one week? What are the barriers to successful implementation? The last time that you set out to change and didn’t succeed, what derailed your change? For example, did everyone here actually substitute one
glass of water for another beverage for one week? If yes, what kept you on track? If no, why not?
Implementation is a complex and challenging piece of the change plan, so what are you going to write into your last two change plans, McDonald’s and your individual plan, to increase the likelihood that your change will be successful? How will you master implementation? This is a particularly important skill as you prepare for the larger market, because many people can tell us what to change, fewer can tell us how to change, and precious few can actually make it happen.
Organizaations get into the weeds during implementation. How do you become one of the precious few? Can we teach you to master something so challenging? Explain. After that, what do you think of this RSA Animate as a learning device? I see that several of you have expressed a strong dislike for a long lectures. Would short lectures, 7-10 minutes in duration, that are captured in this animated format be an acceptable substitute for professor lectures? If you want to see more videos from The RSA, I suggest that you go to http://www.thersa.org/events/rsaanimate . These videos are in the public domain, so you can use
them as long as you give credit. Many of the videos on youtube have been corrupted, so give this website a try. You can hear more from both Sir Ken Robinson and Daniel Pink in TED talks, found at ted.com .
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