Risk vs. Paranoia Presentation by Stilgherrian
Presentation on change that focuses on the Australia's Government 2.0 Taskforce
We can't control everything
We will make mistakes
Not everyone is going to approve of the change
"Now if you are forever obsessing about these things, you will forever live in a paranoid psychotic state and will not ever get anything done. So you have to somehow take all that on board."


How hard can change really be?
This is a humorous video that will get a few laughs with those who may/may not be receptive to change. Imagine having to deal with this change.



Dr. Patrick Dixon - Futurist on Change Management



The Heart of Change by John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen
The eight steps described by Kotter and Cohen are:

1. Create a sense of urgency
2. Build the guiding team
3. Get the vision right
4. Communicate for buy-in
5. Empower action
6. Create short-term wins
7. Don't let up
8. Make change stick

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Learn about the importance of changing peoples' behavior and the steps to take to make it happen.

Michael Fullan
Every educational leader who is interested in change must study Fullan’s work. The site includes annotations for 20 books on leadership and change and 10 websites.

Beyond Resistance
Rick Maurer is the author of this site and there are tools for educators to use during the change process.

Kellogg Leadership for Community Change Initiative
This link on the Institute for Educational Leadership’s page provides information on “The Framework: A Tool to Develop Collective Leadership for Community Change”

Jim Collins.com
The author of Good to Great presents discussion guides, articles, tools and questions and answer sections on how organizations can move from good to great.

Reinventing Education Change Toolkit
This toolkit is available free to any K-12 educator committed to change in education. It was created in partnership with IBM and Rosabeth Moss Kanter.

Thornburg Center
Technology and Education: Expectations, not Options, David Thornburg, examines fundamental changes in technology over the past twenty years and suggests that the greatest power comes from using new tools to do new things! (January, 2004)

8 Steps to 21st Century Learning
By Lydotta Taylor and Jill Fratto
Although change is desirable, it often does not happen easily. Here are some useful ways to facilitate change and implement 21st Century Learning. (December 2006)

“Staff Development and Change Process: Cut from the Same Cloth” Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (1994)
A research study showing the need for:

• Developing and Articulating a Vision
• Planning and Providing Resources
• Investing in Training and Development
• Providing Continuous Assistance
• Creating a Context Conducive for Change

Appreciative Inquiry Commons
Appreciative Inquiry was developed byDavid Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva in 1987 and this portal has resources on the AI approach to change. The approach promotes positive change by focusing on the strengths of an organizations. The site is sponsored byCase Western Reserve University.