Changing at work is a human experience | September Chapter Event
Learn from a practitioner who has worn both Project Management and Change Management hats in Higher Education projects, as they take a human-centric experiential view of organisational change.
Overview
When an organisation makes changes, people experience ‘changing’. The experience of changing is different for different people, and effective change-making requires a balance between addressing individual and collective responses and needs.
The management of change can be thought of as a whole, or a series of experiences people have. Experiences can be shaped for positive affect with imagination, creativity and a deep appreciation for psychosocial human factors. Drawing on a design sensibility, a fresh perspective can be applied in how to see, understand and treat people when changing in organisational contexts. Creating a meaningful experience of change benefits the current change and better prepares people for participation in future change initiatives.
This event is a hybrid event! Come and hear Helen share about a project where university staff had a changing experience, with strategic and tactical elements that may surprise and even enchant you about what's possible. Tap into her wisdom and insight to raise your stakeholder engagement game in projects anywhere.
Takeaways/Lessons
Challenge your understanding about what Change Management could be, and gain insights and guidance to help you:
- Collaborate more effectively with Change Management practitioners
- Shape up a project that factors in quality Change Management activities
- Engage more creatively with stakeholders impacted by change
- Appreciate the human experience of changing-making
Speaker Introduction
Helen Palmer
Helen Palmer is a Human Experience Guide with Timbs and Co, based in Brisbane. Helen has over three decades experience in influencing changing workplaces in Australia, Japan and NZ - which includes a few universities! She has a reputation for cleverly balancing the realities of business with the complexities of people on projects of change. Like a Swiss Army knife of expertise, Helen performs her magic through facilitating, advising, designing, teaching, coaching and writing.
She was previously on the Global Board of the Change Management Institute, and is an Accredited Change Manager Master. She is the creator of the innovative tools, Change Design Principles Cards and Value Exchange Cards, which can have profound impact on conversations and perceptions in organisational change initiatives.
She mixes theory with deep experience and creative approaches to provide everyday people with pragmatic advice they can implement - and it's flavoured with a dash of originality, and a sprinkling of kindness.
Connect with the speaker
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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This event is a hybrid event. You can attend either in-person or join us via ZOOM online. After registration, you will receive an invoice email with the attached online meeting link.
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