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“Among employees who say they understand their part in the big picture and believe their own activities influence success, 91% say they are motivated to create success.

But among those who don’t understand their piece of the puzzle and believe they have little impact on personal results, only 23% say they are motivated.”

—Accenture–The High Performance Workforce Study

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Change Management

When implementing change, the first responsibility of a leader is to define the reality of the business. The process of executing major, system-wide productivity and economic improvements rests on a widespread employee understanding of the competitive, economic, customer, market, and environmental realities that drive your business. This establishes a sense of urgency and ensures the “status quo” mentality is overcome.

Second, leaders must ensure the organization is aligned around the Vision for Change. Confusion often results when there is a lack of organizational alignment around where the organization is headed and what the change really means to the individual.

Finally, leaders must provide a consistent framework to connect individual and work unit actions to the overall Strategic Direction or Vision for Change. Individuals and Work Units must identify the specific commitments or actions that will support and impact the organization’s ability to achieve its Vision for Change.

The Edventure Maps typically implemented to support the change management process include:

The Big Picture ~ provides the market place reality case for change.

  • Why Change?

Our Strategic Direction ~ provides a bridge from the current state to the desired future state via mission/vision/values, goals and objectives, initiatives and action plans.

  • Where are we headed and what's my role?

Action Planning Tools ~ connects individual and work unit actions to the strategic direction of the organization.

  • What actions will I take to support the strategy?

The Edventure Map™ Process supports an organization's change management needs by:

  • Creating an organization-wide understanding of the "reasons" behind change;
  • Creating, revising and /or sharing a Vision/Strategy of the future they want for their organization;
  • Setting the stage for collaboration on "what must take place" to make the Vision/Strategy a reality;
  • Allowing learners to participate in the critical dialogue needed in an atmosphere of change;
  • Providing a real-time "practice field" for diverse groups of people to share insights and ideas about working with one another for a common objective;
  • Eliminating the misperceptions about the surrounding environment and at times one another;
  • Creating the conditions for learners to engage in idea generation;
  • Creating ownership at all levels on the future of the organization.