Module 5: Principles of Organizational Change

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for this module are:

  • Build familiarity with a range of frameworks for approaching organizational change processes;
  • Identify context-appropriate tools and methods to use when working to mainstream climate adaptation in organizations; and
  • Develop a personalized and self-reflective approach to advancing climate adaptation within organizations.

Readings and Media

Required

A framework to diagnose barriers to climate change adaptation
http://susannemoser.com/documents/Moser-Ekstrom_PNAS_2010_barriersframework.pdf 
And the associated diagnostic table:
http://www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1007887107/-/DCSupplemental/st01.doc 

Navigating Change: a leaders role
https://www.ccl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/navigating-change-white-paper.pdf 

Culture Change Impact Framework
https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/06.18_Cultural_Change_Impact_Framework.pdf 

FCM Climate Adaptation Maturity Scale
https://fcm.ca/sites/default/files/documents/resources/tool/mcip-av-climate-adaptation-maturity-scale.pdf 

Climate Change and Asset Management: A Sustainable Service Delivery Primer
https://www.assetmanagementbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/The-BC-Framework_Primer-on-Climate-Change-and-Asset-Management.pdf  (P. 12 onwards)

Talking it Through
https://data.fcm.ca/documents/resources/MCIP/talking-it-through-discussion-guide.pdf  (P. 13, 14, 17-19)

Optional

Low Carbon Resilience Conceptual Process Model
https://act-adapt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/LCR_conceptual_model.final_.pdf 

ICLEI Adaptation Workbook
https://icleicanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Workbook.pdf  (Starting P. 6)

Architectural Model, Human Systems Dynamics Institute
https://www.hsdinstitute.org/assets/documents/5.1.1.2.archetectural-model-30apr16.pdf 

The Adaptive Capacity Wheel: a method to assess the inherent characteristics of institutions to enable the adaptive capacity of society https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Adaptive-Capacity-Wheel%3A-a-method-to-assess-the-Gupta-Termeer/65404a7632d4968efba32838c415622e719a06a1#extracted 

Thinking Big: How to use Theory of Change for Systems Change

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/LogicModel.pdf 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkotter/2018/11/14/why-burning-platforms-dont-work/#4b5d0efe21f9 

https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/missing-half-change-equation/ 

 

 

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