W3D1Urgent

Discussion: Elements of the Change Vision

At this stage in the change process, the need for change has been established, and a guiding coalition has been mobilized. Soon, individuals within the organization or community will become aware of pending changes; how this awareness is handled is fundamental to future success. Unless a clear vision of the purpose and stages of the upcoming change are clearly detailed, rumors and misinformation can proliferate. In order to generate enthusiasm and move in a positive direction, people need more than facts, budget details, and numbers—they need to be engaged emotionally.

An effective vision is both creative and practical. Kotter describes six features of such a vision. To engage others, the vision should be imaginable, desirable, feasible, focused, flexible, and communicable.

· Reflect on the different characteristics of an effective vision of change. Why is each characteristic important? Do you consider some more important than others? Why?

· Which characteristics do you think would be the most difficult to integrate into your vision?

To prepare for this Discussion:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources, especially:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources, especially:

1. ‘Leading Change’ by John Kotter | Chapter 5-6 Book Review – Rainer M (wordpress.com) Newman, D. (2020, September 1). 9 tips to encourage collaboration across departments. Sage Advice US.  https://www.sage.com/en-us/blog/collaboration-cross-departments/

2. Kotter, J. (2011) How to create a powerful vision for change [Video file] Retrieved from  https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkotter/2011

Assignment - Cohesive response based on your analysis of the Learning Resources and your professional experience. Be sure to discuss the following:

· Create a change vision for a change you would like to make in your organization, or your community, and analyze it based on the six features that Kotter describes in Chapter 5 of Leading Change.

· Analyze the challenges you encountered in creating your change vision and implementing Kotter’s features.

· Formulate a plan of the steps you will take when creating a change vision to ensure that you are creating valid change and not just romanticizing the possibilities of change. Be sure to include the extent you think it is important to express the validity of a change vision and how you would communicate the validity of the change you envision.

· Finally, envision yourself as part of a bigger organization or community that is faced with a potential change. Outline the benefits and drawbacks you think there are to co-creating a change vision.

· 3 – 4 paragraphs

· No plagiarism

· APA citing