OVERVIEW OF GRANDFOLKIES ROADMAP FOR

CHANGE

The accelerated pace of change and the consequences of it have prompted an outpouring of literature, business, academic and personal self-help.

The ability to effectively manage change in an ever-changing world may be as important a skill for each of us, as the traditional "Three R" skills of "reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic."

 

It has become a truism to say that change is speeding up--that we have experienced more change in a few short years than our ancestors, and their ancestors, did in the course of many centuries. Political, social, technological, ecological and economic changes now take place with bewildering rapidity.

 

The ability to plan and manage change effectively is a learned behaviour, although few learning institutions teach the subject. As with other skills, one's abilities improve with practice.

 

Nearly everyone thinks about making some changes in their lives.

To help you bring about your own effective changes, follow Grandfolkies' Roadmap from VISUALIZING to PLANNING to TRANSITIONS to EVALUATION

 

Prior to each work section we have added some of our own thoughts and experiences with planned change.

 

Logically, the roadmap takes you from Visualization to Planning to Transitions to Evaluation. But since the whole change process is highly interconnected, don’t be surprised if you move back and forth all over the map.  

 

We hope you find some personal satisfaction from your venture into managing planned change and we would be delighted to hear from you.

 

Phyl and Walt

The Roadmap Begins Here