Principles for change: insight-led

Insight led is ensuring that you are able to make things happen, based on real information.

Key factors

  • Using data insights to build a case for change, such as costs, risk, key performance indicators (KPIs), outcomes and benefits.
  • Understanding people’s capacity and capability for the change.
  • Understanding the change you want to make and how you will measure and evaluate the success.

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Change and the Three Box Model

  • Format: How-to guide
  • Time to complete: 35 minutes
  • Phase of change: Plan
  • Principle of change: Insight-led

An exercise to explore how you view a change and how to develop a more positive look at the opportunities that change presents. This resource can also be helpful in the implement phase and is something staff may find helpful to continuously revisit as the change progresses.

Learning outcomes

Understand how you view change and develop a more positive look at the opportunities it presents.

Change and the Three Box Model


The Three Horizons Framework

  • Format: Video
  • Time to watch: 6 minutes
  • Phase of change: Plan
  • Principle of change: Insight-led

A short introduction to the Three Horizons Framework which provides a model to think about current assumptions, emerging changes and possible and desired futures.

Learning outcomes

  • Explore a tool for thinking about transformational change.
  • Understand how to have a more nuanced conversation and allow further insights into your change project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5KfRQJqpPU 


Cultural Web Tool

  • Format: Video
  • Time to watch: 5 minutes
  • Phase of change: Embed
  • Principle of change: Insight-led

A short introduction to the Cultural Web Tool, including the model that can be used to explore the culture of a team or organisation, and how it can be used to plan and implement change.

Learning outcomes

Understand the Cultural Web's elements of influence and paradigm for any change management situation.

Cultural Web Tool


Problem-solving

  • Format: Workshop (online and in-person)
  • Time to complete: 6 hours
  • Phase of change: Implement
  • Principle of change: Insight-led

A three-part course providing a structured approach to problem-solving, from identifying the problem through root cause analysis to implementing a best-fit solution.

Learning outcomes

  • Describe the problem-solving process.
  • Use a range of problem-solving tools and techniques.
  • Apply the problem-solving process to real life problems.

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Training and workshops

If you're in a leadership or management role, you may want to develop a range of skills that support you in your role, many of which are core to supporting change:

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