The Tipping Point

Gladwell defines a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point."

An easy-to-remember image ...

Information on Gladwell's book is here.

The Knowing Doing Gap

 One definition of insanity is “doing the same things and expecting different results.”

As change agents you must find the ways to "bridge" the gaps of CONFIDENCE and MOTIVATION!


And excellent article (outlining 16 things we can do to "make things" happen) is here.


The original article by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton (Harvard Business School Press 2000) is here.


Finally, as to WHY we often fall into this gap please read this article here.

Epidemic Diffusion

See also this article on social network analysis here.

black: opinion leaders
violet: influenced
green: uninfluenced
grey: undecided

[Definition] Change Agent

A Change Agent is defined as a person who leads change within the organization, by championing the change, and managing and planning its implementation. The role can be official or voluntary; must be representative of the user population, understand the reasoning behind the change, and help to communicate the excitement, possibilities, and details of the change to others within the organization.


And certain KEY skills are needed to successfully lead change. An example:

Insights

"A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience."

Take a few minutes, before Wednesday's class session on 9 Februrary, to view this short presentation on how you can generate insights.

Credits: mickstravellin

"insight" en français ici

[TOOL] What's a (Pearltrees) team?

Take a look at: http://blog.pearltrees.com/?page_id=11307 for a clear, concise explanation of what a team is (on Pearltrees) and, especially, HOW TO JOIN one.

[TOOL] SlideShare

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