1. Types of change agents
egoistical ......................................... altruist
original ......................................... imitator
visionary ......................................... opportunistic
change enabler ......................................... change preventer
top-down ......................................... bottom-up
radical ......................................... negotiator
simple ......................................... complex
persistent ......................................... impatient
diverse ......................................... focused
newcomer ......................................... experienced
collaborative ......................................... solo
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2. Every change agent is unique
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You can't imitate a change agent (and shouldn't try)
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Every context / situation is different
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Innovation happens in the synchronicity between
individual traits, social climate and the idea ecosystem
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3. Types of change agents
egoistical altruist
initiates change for initiates change to help
own benefit, even in others, even in own
detriment of others detriment
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4. Types of change agents
original imitator
concerned with concerned with
original initiatives improving others' ideas
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5. Types of change agents
visionary opportunistic
dreams with long- satisfied with short-
term ideal change term realistic goals
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6. Types of change agents
change enabler change preventer
leads proposals to leads initiatives to
trigger changes to the anticipate, prevent and
status quo control change
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7. Types of change agents
top-down bottom-up
promotes hierarchical enables distributed
changes using power initiatives causing
positions leaders to respond
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8. Types of change agents
radical negotiator
strong beliefs, flexible means to
unwilling to settle for achieve goals, disposed
less to negotiate
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9. Types of change agents
simple complex
hands-on and strategic and able to
straightforward accommodate multiple
change agency stakeholders
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10. Types of change agents
persistent impatient
expects continuous wants quick success
trials and learning and visible outcomes
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11. Types of change agents
diverse
focused
draws from different
specialist and expert in
sources and
one discipline or field
experiences
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12. Types of change agents
newcomer experienced
recent member of the recognised authority in
field the field
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13. Types of change agents
collaborative solo
team player and solitary and
democratic authoritarian
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14. Types of change agents
egoistical ......................................... altruist
original ......................................... imitator
visionary ......................................... opportunistic
change enabler ......................................... change preventer
top-down ......................................... bottom-up
radical ......................................... negotiator
simple ......................................... complex
persistent ......................................... impatient
diverse ......................................... focused
newcomer ......................................... experienced
collaborative ......................................... solo
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