Lean Change Element

Narratives

The shared stories, beliefs, and assumptions that shape how people interpret and respond to change.

Narratives

Narratives vs traditional thinking

Two different assumptions about how change should work.

Lean Change View

Resistance to change isn't a barrier to bulldoze โ€” it's a pattern of stories people tell about past experiences.

Traditional Change Management

Resistance to change is a barrier to bulldoze. We craft the change story and key messages, then communicate until people get on board.

ScienceBig IdeasPart of PNI Model

Narratives are the shared stories, beliefs, and assumptions that shape how people interpret and respond to change. They are the stories people tell about change, and they explain and justify those responses. Narratives are connected to Patterns and Interactions. Patterns shape the Narratives people tell, and Narratives...

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Connections to the broader Lean Change ecosystem.

Toolthis leads toward
Insights
Dynamicsthis leads toward
Interactions
Dynamicsthis is connected from
Patterns
Mental Modelthis leads toward
Signal vs Noise
Stancethis leads toward
Storytelling
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