Lean Change


Lean Change is a feedback-driven approach to change management, inspired by the best ideas from:

  • Agile (Agile methodologies)

  • Lean Startup (Validated learning and development)

  • Change Management

  • Design Thinking (Human-centered innovation)


✔️ Prioritizes continuous adaptation over rigid plans
✔️ Integrates rapid experimentation to validate change
✔️ Uses visual tools (e.g., canvases) to co-create solutions
✔️ Focused on delivering real value to people and organizations


Practical Example:

A team applies Lean Change by:

  1. Using real-time feedback through pulse surveys

  2. Rapidly prototyping new organizational policies

  3. Making iterative adjustments based on qualitative and quantitative data


Theoretical Foundation:

Lean Change combines the Build-Measure-Learn cycle from Lean Startup with the ADKAR model from Change Management and Agile sprints, always keeping the human being at the center of the transformation process.


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What Is the Direction of Change?

The main challenges in organizational transformations often stem from:

  • Lack of active participation and engagement

  • Limited transparency in the process

  • Predictive roadmaps that rarely materialize


Lean Change Management addresses these challenges by:
✔️ Involving people and co-creating from the very beginning
✔️ Practicing radical transparency at every stage
✔️ Applying visual change management (e.g., Kanban boards)
✔️ Encouraging cross-functional collaboration to align all stakeholders


Key Elements:

  1. Transformed Motivation: Align personal and organizational goals

  2. Agile Experiments: Validate change through short sprints (2–4 weeks)

  3. Continuous Feedback: Use pulse surveys and focus groups


Practical Example:

A team applies Lean Change to digitalize internal processes:

  1. Co-creation workshop with employees and managers

  2. Rapid prototype of the new digital tool

  3. Weekly adjustments based on usage data and satisfaction metrics

Result:
+40% early adoption compared to traditional approaches, by prioritizing human value over rigid planning


Theoretical Foundation:

This approach combines Lean’s PDCA cycle (Plan–Do–Check–Act) with change psychology, creating a dynamic and human-centered roadmap for transformation.


 

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Since 2014, the 5 Universals of Change have emerged, helping change agents balance a “push and pull” approach in transformation processes.

The journey to becoming a modern change agent involves mastering these principles and agile tools.


The 5 Universals of Change

  1. Shared Purpose
     • Align individual and organizational goals.

  2. Active Participation
     • Co-create solutions with cross-functional teams.

  3. Rapid Experiments
     • Short cycles of trial and learning (2–4 weeks).

  4. Continuous Feedback
     • Use pulse surveys and real-time data.

  5. Iterative Adaptation
     • Adjust plans based on evidence, not assumptions.


The Path to Becoming a Modern Change Agent

1. Key Approaches:
 • Combine Agile, Design Thinking, and Lean Change.

2. Key Tools:
 • Kanban boards for visual management
 • Change canvases for stakeholder mapping

3. Soft Skills:
 • Active listening | Systems thinking | Resilience to ambiguity


Practical Example:

A change agent applies the 5 Universals to digitalize a company:

  1. Defines the purpose through participatory workshops

  2. Prototypes solutions in 3-week sprints (experimentation)

  3. Adjusts the plan using adoption metrics (feedback)


Key Insights:

  • Push: Top-down strategies with low flexibility

  • Pull: Bottom-up approaches prioritizing engagement

  • Modernity: Balancing speed and empathy using AI for predictive resistance analysis


Based on the principles of Jason Little (author of Lean Change Management) and updated for the era of accelerated digital transformation.


Learning Objectives:

Lean Change Agent Foundations is a 16-hour learning experience designed to:

  • Integrate the best of Agile, Lean Startup, and Design Thinking

  • Create a change management approach tailored to each organization

  • Develop customized strategies for specific transformations


Expected Outcomes

1. How to Integrate Agile and Change Management?
Key Techniques:
 • Change sprints in 2–4 week cycles
 • Kanban boards to visualize progress
Example:
 • Use daily stand-ups to monitor adoption of new processes


2. How to Apply Agile Practices in Complex Programs?
Tools:
 • Impact Mapping to align goals
 • Lean experiments to validate hypotheses
Real Case:
 • Digital transformation in banking using monthly iterations and ROI metrics


3. How to Reduce Uncertainty Through Iterations?
Steps:
 1. Prototype changes with MVPs (Minimum Viable Products)
 2. Measure with pulse surveys and qualitative data
 3. Adjust using the Build-Measure-Learn loop


4. How to Reframe Resistance to Change?
Mindset Shift:
 • See resistance as valuable feedback
 • Use Design Thinking to empathize with detractors
Tactic:
 • Co-creation workshops to turn obstacles into opportunities


Core Tools from the Course:

  • Change Canvas – to map stakeholders and risks

  • Impact/Effort Matrix – to prioritize initiatives

  • Experiment Book – 12 ready-to-use templates


Conclusion:

This program turns participants into agile change architects, capable of combining speed, empathy, and data to achieve sustainable transformation. Based on the methodologies of Jason Little (Lean Change Management) and Eric Ries (Lean Startup), adapted for VUCA environments.


Key Features:

Demonstrate how to apply AgileLean Startup, and Design Thinking practices in effective and human-centered change management.





 

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Change is happening faster than ever.

Outcomes are uncertain, and the cycle of competition and innovation demands that organizations transform at greater speed. Linear approaches from the past can no longer keep up with the pace of today’s transformations.
Our Agility in Change course is designed to help you completely rethink how you approach change.


Learning Objectives:

Agile was created in 2001 for small software teams. This workshop will help you design a change approach inspired by Agile values and principles:

  • Build a contextualized approach based on Agile thinking

  • Understand the evolution from “making change faster” to “changing how we manage change”

  • Integrate agile methodologies into teams and organizations

  • Identify organizational forces that hinder agility

  • Apply a problem-solving framework to unblock stalled change


Expected Outcomes:

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Explain what Change Agility is, how to achieve it, and demonstrate its impact

  • Design powerful interventions that lead to real, lasting change

  • Develop a just-in-time approach focused on delivering value


Who Is It For?

  • Change agents tired of rigid methods that don’t deliver

  • Professionals in agile organizations seeking direction

  • Leaders who want to drive meaningful transformation


Why Attend?

  • Global Network: Connect with exceptional change agents

  • Hands-On Learning: Techniques proven by agile experts

  • LCM Community: Access an international peer network


What to Expect?

  • Interactive Experience: No boring slides on Zoom

  • Active Participation: Work in small groups on real-world cases


What’s Included?

Presentations, posters, games, eBooks, certificate, and digital credential


Language:

Available in Spanish or English


Technical Requirements:

  • Connection: Stable internet

  • Device: PC, laptop, or tablet

  • Camera: Must be on during sessions

  • Tools: Zoom installed + MURAL account


Logistics:

  • Duration: 2 weeks (Monday to Thursday)

  • Schedule: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Spain time)

  • Format: 100% online


Pricing & Registration:

  • Cost: €500

  • Payment Methods:
     • PayPal
     • Stripe
     • Invoice (bank transfer or card)


Transform Your Approach:

Turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage through strategic agility and human-centered collaboration.


📩 for contact with Primi Cachero Coaching for more details or further information at contact@primicachero.com

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