"If you resist change and stay the course, you'll inevitably hit obstacles." -- Bryan Burkhalter

This session provided invaluable insights into creating a rapid and robust change strategy using innovative tools and methods. Kery and Bryan introduced a 4-hour approach designed to make the change process fast, focused, and fun. Here's a closer look at the session's highlights and key takeaways for participants.

Key Elements of the Approach:

1. Establishing the "Desired State": Using a magic wand exercise, participants envisioned what successful change would look like, setting a clear and motivating goal.
2. "Interrogating Reality": This involved capturing both the "official truth" (formal narrative) and the "ground truth" (real experiences) to understand the current state comprehensively.
3. Rapid Performance Analysis: Identifying causal factors such as knowledge, resources, capacity, and motivation helped pinpoint areas needing attention.
4. "21 Activity": This method quickly generated, evaluated, and prioritized potential solution ideas through group consensus.
5. Impact Mapping: Isolating key behaviors critical to driving desired results ensured focused efforts on high-impact actions.
6. Culture Pulse Survey: Assessing stakeholders' readiness for change provided insights into potential resistance and areas needing more support.
7. Executive Summary: Summarizing immediate next steps and assigned actions created clarity and accountability.

3 Key Takeaways for Participants:

1. Rapid Strategy Development: The 4-hour approach offers a quick yet thorough method to develop a focused change strategy, ensuring speed without sacrificing depth.
2. Effective Tools for Alignment: Utilizing tools like "magic wand" visioning, rapid performance analysis, the "21 activity" for idea prioritization, and impact mapping facilitates fast and effective alignment.
3. Broad Participation and Buy-In: Engaging stakeholders from the start by capturing "ground truths" and assessing change readiness increases the likelihood of successful execution.

Throughout the session, the presenters emphasized the importance of using simple, engaging tools to drive broad participation and ownership. The goal was to align quickly on a focused change strategy within just 4 hours while building commitment among stakeholders. Attendees also received instructional materials to facilitate the approach themselves, empowering them to implement these strategies in their organizations.

"Vision without action is just a dream and action without vision is a nightmare." -- Kery Mortenson

This session underscored the importance of balancing visionary thinking with actionable steps to drive successful change initiatives.