Change Starts in the Mind Before the Grind

Prosci's ADKAR model highlights five change steps: Awareness of change importance, Desire to engage, Knowledge acquisition, Ability to apply skills, and Reinforcement to maintain change. Plan for obstacles; a score of three or less signals problems needing information and support.

— Prosci. [i]

Prosci's ADKAR??model is a five-step method for implementing change. This approach combines practical steps with psychological insights. It focuses on competence, autonomy, and relatedness. ADKAR?is more than a process; it's a mindset for effective change in individuals and organizations.

Takeaways. ADKAR?is a guide and a lens to understand change; It ties into the psychology of decision-making, making it more effective; It helps identify roadblocks and solve them in real-time.

Fundamental Concepts. ADKAR?embodies Self-Determination. It aligns with competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Awareness boosts competence, or Competence Spark. Desire activates autonomy, personalizing change. Knowledge and Ability enhance competence: Skill Empowerment. Reinforcement focuses on relatedness: Community Cohesion. The model bridges change management and behavioral psychology, driving personal and organizational transformation.

Bottom Line. ADKAR?leads change in five steps: Recognize change, desire it, learn it, implement it, sustain it. It merges action with mindset, targeting comprehension, motivation, skill development, and change maintenance. It links ability, choice, and support, fusing practical actions with mental understanding to drive both personal and organizational transformation.

[i] Prosci. “The Prosci?ADKAR?Model.” My take.