Week 18

1.       How can using the Change Kaleidoscope and Force-field analysis help an organization to deliver its intended strategy?

Change Kaleidoscope was introduced by Hope Hailey and Balogun in 2002 that helps to find various options and required consideration during change. Various organizations apply this model as it can identify the nature of change and assist in designing sensitive change process.

The change Kaleidoscope contains an outer ring which is concerned with the features of change context that can either enable or constrain change and the inner ring that contains the menu of implementation options open to change agents. (Hope Hailey and Balogun 2002) (www.proworkproject.com)

 Change Kaleidoscope: Organization Contextual Features:

Time:	How fast the change needs to be done?
Scope:	What is the degree of change needed and its effect on the organization, either partially or the entire firm.
Preservation:	What organizational asset, culture, practices and resources should be managed during change?
Diversity:	What is the level of differences among the staffs and their attitudes?
Capability:	What are the competencies of managers and personals to handle change?
Capacity:	How much of resources are available to divert towards change? (finance, human resource and time)
Readiness:	How ready and motivated are the employees towards change?
Power:	How much power is needed to initiate change?

Change Kaleidoscope: The design choices

Change path:	Adaptation, Revolution, Reconstruction and Evolution.
Change start point:	Initiation point of change.
Change style:	Adapting the right management style.
Change intervention:	Setting up the right type of mechanism.
Change roles:	Assign responsibilities accordingly.

Force Field Analysis:

Force Field Analysis was developed by Kurt Lewin during 1940s. It is designed to make the best decision by evaluating the forces for and against the changes. It is a general tool which that frames the problems in terms of factor and support the changes in desired direction.

Change Kaleidoscope: Hewlett and Packard

References:

Force Field Analysis [Online] Available at:  http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/force_field_analysis.pdf [Accessed on 28 November 2013]

Jay Deragon 2007. Force Field Analysis. [Online] Available at: http://www.relationship-economy.com/?attachment_id=358 [Accessed on 28 November 2013]

ProWork Project [Online] Available at: http://www.proworkproject.com/prowork/change-kaleidoscope.html [Accessed on 28 November 2013]