Leading Transformation : How to Take Charge of Your Company's Future

New Tools to Overcome the Human Barriers to Change Leaders know that their job is to transform their organizations to keep pace with technology and an ever-changing business environment. They also know that they are bound to fail in doing so. But this discouraging prospect is not because they won't be able to solve a technological or strategic problem. Leaders will fail because of intractable human responses associated with change--responses such as fear, ingrained habits, politics, incrementalism, and lack of imagination. These stumbling blocks always arise when we humans are faced with change, but what if we had a way to transcend them? This book reveals a radical new method for doing just that. Written by the executive who designed and implemented it, the neuroscientist who helped make it work, and the academic who explains why it works and how to do it, Leading Transformation introduces an innovative yet proven process for creating breakthrough change. Divided into three steps--envisioning the possible, breaking down resistance, and prototyping the future--this process uses cutting-edge tools such as science fiction, cartoons, rap music, artifact trails, and neuroprototypes to overcome people's inability to imagine or react to what doesn't yet exist, override powerful habits and routines that prevent them from changing, and create compelling narratives about the organization's future and how to get there. Showing how these tools have been used successfully by companies such as Lowe's, Walmart, Pepsi, IKEA, Google, Microsoft, and others, the process revealed in this book gives leaders the means to transcend the human barriers that block change and lead their organizations confidently into the future. Leaders Know That Their Job Is To Lead Transformation To Keep Pace With Technology And An Ever-changing Business Environment. They Also Know That They Are Bound To Fail Doing So. But Not Because They Can't Solve A Technology Or Strategy Problem. They Will Fail Because Of The Intractable Human Problems--fear, Habits And Routines, Politics, The Inability To See What Doesn't Yet Exist--associated With Change. These Challenges Are As Old As The Hills, But What If There Were Finally A Way To Transcend Them? This Book Reveals A Radical New Method For Doing Just That. Written By The Manager Who Designed And Implemented It, The Neuroscientist Who Helped Make It Work, And The Academic Who Explains Why It Works And How To Do It, Leading Transformation Introduces An Innovative Yet Proven Process For Creating Breakthrough Change. Broken Down Into Three Steps-envisioning The Possible, Breaking Down Resistance, And Prototyping The Future-this Process Uses Cutting Edge Tools Such As Science Fiction, Artifact Trails And Neuroprototypes To Overcome People's Inability To Conjure Up Or React To What Doesn't Yet Exist, Override Powerful Habits And Routines That Prevent People From Changing, And Create Compelling Non-linear Narratives About The Organization's Future And How To Get There. Used Successfully By Organizations Such As Lowe's, Ikea, Levi's, Microsoft, Google And Nasa--with Numerous Other Companies Around The World Learning How To Apply It-the Process Revealed In This Book Gives Leaders The Means To Effectively Transcend The Human Barriers That Hold Organizations Back.-- How Companies Transform -- Step 1. Envisioning The Future: Using Science Fiction And Strategic Narrative To Create A Compelling Story -- Step 2. Breaking Bottlenecks: Using Decision Maps And Archetypes -- Step 3. Navigating The Unknown: Using Applied Neuroscience And Kpis Of The Future -- Leading The Self-transforming Organization -- Epilogue: The Behavioral Innovation Manifesto: New Approaches For A World Of Uncertainty. Nathan Furr, Kyle Nel, And Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy. Includes Index. "Leaders know that their job is to lead transformation to keep pace with technology and an ever-changing business environment. They also know that they are bound to fail doing so. But not because they can't solve a technology or strategy problem. They will fail because of the intractable human problems--fear, habits and routines, politics, the inability to see what doesn't yet exist--associated with change. These challenges are as old as the hills, but what if there were finally a way to transcend them? This book reveals a radical new method for doing just that. Written by the manager who designed and implemented it, the neuroscientist who helped make it work, and the academic who explains why it works and how to do it, Leading Transformation introduces an innovative yet proven process for creating breakthrough change. Broken down into three steps-envisioning the possible, breaking down resistance, and prototyping the future-this process uses cutting edge tools such as science fiction, artifact trails and neuroprototypes to overcome people's inability to conjure up or react to what doesn't yet exist, override powerful habits and routines that prevent people from changing, and create compelling non-linear narratives about the organization's future and how to get there. Used successfully by organizations such as Lowe's, IKEA, Levi's, Microsoft, Google and NASA--with numerous other companies around the world learning how to apply it-the process revealed in this book gives leaders the means to effectively transcend the human barriers that hold organizations back." --Provided by publisher