What are the best change management models and tools for training?

1 ADKAR Model

The ADKAR model is a framework that describes the five stages of individual change: awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, and reinforcement. It helps change agents and leaders to assess the readiness and resistance of employees, and to design and deliver targeted interventions to address their needs and motivations. The ADKAR model can be used as a tool for training by creating learning objectives, activities, and assessments that align with each stage of the model.

2 Kotter's 8-Step Process

Kotter's 8-step process is a methodology that outlines the steps for leading organizational change: create a sense of urgency, build a guiding coalition, form a strategic vision and initiatives, enlist a volunteer army, enable action by removing barriers, generate short-term wins, sustain acceleration, and institute change. It helps change agents and leaders to create a vision, communicate it, empower others, and embed it into the culture. The Kotter's 8-step process can be used as a tool for training by developing a curriculum, materials, and exercises that cover each step of the process.

3 Prosci's 3-Phase Process

Prosci's 3-phase process is a framework that guides the change management activities across three phases: preparing for change, managing change, and reinforcing change. It helps change agents and leaders to define the change, assess the impact, develop a strategy, execute the plan, and measure the results. The Prosci's 3-phase process can be used as a tool for training by using the Prosci ADKAR model, the Prosci change management roadmap, and the Prosci change management toolkit.

4 Bridges' Transition Model

Bridges' transition model is a model that explains the psychological and emotional transitions that people go through during change: ending, losing, and letting go; the neutral zone; and the new beginning. It helps change agents and leaders to understand the human side of change, and to support and guide people through the transition. The Bridges' transition model can be used as a tool for training by identifying the signs, challenges, and opportunities of each transition stage, and by providing tips and strategies to cope and thrive.

5 Lewin's Change Model

Lewin's change model is a model that describes the three stages of change: unfreeze, change, and refreeze. It helps change agents and leaders to overcome the inertia and resistance of the status quo, to implement and test the new behaviors and practices, and to stabilize and sustain the change. The Lewin's change model can be used as a tool for training by applying the force field analysis, the action research cycle, and the feedback loop.

6 Here’s what else to consider

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