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Here are some guiding questions for you, as a change agent, to pose to your colleagues and other stakeholders. These will help to understand the need for change and to prioritize what type of change is valued and necessary in your context.
Is the change valued?
- Is the change valued and considered credible? If so, what are colleagues' and others’ rationales? Does it differ from that of the change team and if so, how?
- Does the change align with colleagues' and others’ values, beliefs and norms?
- Does the change align with organizational priorities?
- Is the change seen by colleagues and others as a means of advancing common goals, such as achieving improved health outcomes?
- Is there a part of the change that is valued the most? Why?
Is the change necessary?
- Is the change needed?
- Is it needed now? Why?
- Are there other priorities that are timelier or more pressing? Why?
The answers to these questions can also help to determine overall support for the change, and whether there is enough energy to start moving the change forward to action (Arnold et al., 2018; del Castillo et al., 2016).
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Accelerate Your Success: The Knowledge-to-Action Framework’s Adapt knowledge to local context action cycle phase includes an assessment of stakeholders - the people who can directly or indirectly influence your change initiative. Seeking stakeholder input on whether change is valued and necessary can help change teams gauge the support and receptivity for change and strengthen their ability to later mobilize for action. Visit Identify stakeholders in your local context to find out more.
