Lean Change

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

• Agile (agile methodologies)

• Lean Startup (validated learning and iterative development)

• Change Management

• Design Thinking (human-centered innovation)

✔️ Prioritizes continuous adaptation over rigid planning
✔️ Integrates rapid experimentation to validate change
✔️ Uses visual tools (e.g., canvases) to co-create solutions

✔️ Focused on delivering real value to both people and organizations

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Practical Example:

A team applies Lean Change by:

• Using real-time feedback through pulse surveys

• Rapidly prototyping new organizational policies

• Making iterative adjustments based on qualitative and quantitative data

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Lean Change combines the Build–Measure–Learn cycle from Lean Startup, 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’s 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 through:
✔️ Early involvement and co-creation with people
✔️ Radical transparency at every stage
✔️ Visual change management (e.g., Kanban boards)
✔️ Cross-functional collaboration to align all stakeholders

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Key Elements:

• Transformed Motivation: Aligning personal and organizational goals

• Agile Experiments: Validating change through short sprints (2–4 weeks)

• Continuous Feedback: Using pulse surveys and focus groups

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Practical Example:

A team applies Lean Change to digitalize internal processes by:

• Hosting a co-creation workshop with employees and leadership

• Rapidly prototyping the new digital tool

• Weekly iterations based on usage data and satisfaction metrics

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Result:

Over 40% early adoption compared to traditional approaches, by prioritizing human value over rigid planning.

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Foundations:

This approach blends the PDCA cycle from Lean (Plan–Do–Check–Act) with the psychology of change, creating a dynamic, people-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. Primi Cachero has been applying Lean Change ever since.

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

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