Implicate Change in Practice

Dates: To be confirmed - please contact us
Time: 11am start on Wednesday, 3.30pm finish on Friday
Venue: Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
Fee: £1,500 +VAT or £1,000 +VAT non-profit rate
(discounts available for multiple applications, please enquire)
Accommodation: see local hotels in Chipping Campden

What is this session about?

How, in practice, do you provide leadership for sustained change that takes into account the pace of the changing context (financial, competitive, legislative and strategic) as well as the changing confidence, capacity and capability of your organisation?

How do you ensure the quality and depth of change across traditional organisational boundaries; over time, as enthusiasm and attention wane; and over distance as the initiative moves further away from your direct reach?

How do you actually realise the potential when faced with persistent resistance or indifference, ambivalent emotions, different pressing short-term needs or competing programmes that reduce the cost/benefit ratio?

This session introduces a way of tackling these and other issues at the core of what we choose to call change leadership, rather than change management.

What is the Implicate Change ModelÂ©?

The Implicate Change Model© is a practice-based methodology for realising change in organisations and large systems. It is participatory, transparent, adaptive and generative, and has the potential to be self-sustaining. Our base assumption is that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Secondly, we assume that the energy and drivers for change are already present in the organisation or system, but they are often inaccessible because of fragmented structures, awareness and identities. And thirdly, we believe that you cannot change a system without you yourself changing - because you are a part of the system . Those leading the change go first, and without any change in them the initiative will be superficial or imposed. The key to the Implicate Change Model© is learning how to use the power of the microcosm / macrocosm relationship. We achieve this through a sequence of ‘generations’ that engage the entire system - and can align complex, multi-stakeholder situations.

Who is this session for?

If you are in a position of leadership, or if you are charged with a change initiative that affects more than a single team, then you should find real benefit from attending this session. Where there are multiple stakeholders with competing interests, the Implicate Change ModelÂ© is invaluable. Should you be about to begin a change process or you are currently in progress, then you will gain additional value. We will be utilising the current challenges facing participants in order to design the practical steps needed to achieve sustained and relevant change. Also, we will consider the theory of change central to the Implicate Change ModelÂ© which leads to understanding what to do, when and why. You should not attend if you are committed (and want to remain committed) to designing reorganisations in a ‘dark room’, announcing them by decree, rolling them out and enforcing them through penalty targets or tick box approaches.

How will you benefit from this session?

By the end of the three days you should have clarity about how to successfully:

design, facilitate and lead an effective change process in your current situation.
discover and name the potential in a situation
realise greater potential in performance delivery
ensure the engagement and the participation of all involved and affected
sustain alignment in the change process through collective transparency
create the conditions for powerful conversations
address stuck structures and dilemmas
take a change process through a complete ‘generation of change’ whilst laying the foundation for the next ‘generation of change’

Your commitment

Prior to the session we will expect you to do some reading, to do some preparatory thinking and to have a half-hour telephone ‘entry’ call with one of the faculty. Following the session you should make the time to have a further half-hour telephone ‘value’ call - to consider the value of the session to you, and how you can realise the value of this in your working situation.

Booking your accommodation

Participants are responsible for booking and paying for their own accommodation. Please see our hotels page for details of hotels we recommend. In addition, you will need to pay a rate of £120 to cover the cost of meals, refreshments and conference facilities.

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Registration

Your registration for this course will not be confirmed until you have been accepted for the session and full payment or a deposit of £50 has been received. All cancellations must be received at least 21 days before the start of the session for a full refund. After that date you may apply your fee against another course, but no refunds will be granted.

If you have queries about registration or invoicing, please contact:

Catherine Livingston
Tel: +44(0)1386 840448
Email: catherine.livingston@dialogue-associates.com

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