125. The MIT (Nevis) Change Model
Concept
A team of researchers led by Edwin Nevis at MIT developed a life cycle model of the change process.20 They characterized the change process as a progression from complacency through turbulence, resistance, small wins, consolidation, and a new baseline. Again, one can immediately see similarities with pieces of the other change models. Complacency and a lack of urgency. Turbulence and disconfirming data. Resistance and denial. Small wins and small wins(!). Consolidation and consolidation. And New baseline and anchoring. I infer that these writers are observing the same phenomena and applying somewhat different labels and perhaps somewhat different transition boundaries. Transitions are likely to be the ...
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