Adaptability testing is the process of validating if the system is adaptable to each of the target environments. Using common communication standards between multiple systems can help in improving the adaptability of the system as a whole.

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2. ● In life and in the workplace, change is an inevitable fact of
life.
● Fear of the unknown may make you react adversely to
change, but if you learn to anticipate and even embrace it,
you’ll find adapting to change is a great skill to master.
● Most people view change as something that will impair them
rather than enable unseen opportunities. What they fail to
realize is that change is one of the most powerful
professional development tools available to them.

3. As you face any upcoming transition, keep
these five tips in mind:
1. Be proactive
● When change is in the air, look for ways to take action, be
proactive, and remain actively engaged as you transition into
a new situation.
● People who are proactive don’t sit around waiting for
answers to appear, they stand up, put one foot in front of
the other, and find the answers. They don’t wait for
someone to hand them an instruction manual and a box of
tools; they’re resourceful.

4. 2. Ask questions
● Open communication between team members and
managers and employees is critical in times of change. Don’t
let rumors lead you astray—ask for clear direction or
clarification when something is unclear
● Ineffective communication can make people feel uninformed,
notes SEND which can cause unnecessary stress in the
workplace

5. 3. Be flexible
● Change means disrupting your original routine. The key is
learning how to be flexible in adapting to change. According
to Techrepublic.com, employees will become more
successful if they embrace the change through a can-do
attitude.
● “..take a look at the requirements of the new situation...what
skills, from your old role, can you apply to the new situation?
In other words, instead of focusing on differences, focus on
similarities.”

6. 4. Keep working
● Use this time to reaffirm your commitment and value to
the company. Your work can shine during this transitional
period.
5. Be positive
● Although it is not always easy, when negative thoughts
seep into the workplace, they can be detrimental to your
point of view much later down the road.

7. Five Trends Are Dramatically Changing
Work and the Workplace
Five broad trends are driving changes:
1. The War for Talent—the increasing dependence on a
cadre of key workers with complex skills in problem solving
and other high-level activities.
2. Mobile Technology—the ability for people to work
virtually anywhere, inside and outside the office.
3. The Mandate to Innovate—the need for organizations to
innovate in order to remain competitive.

8. 4. Distributed Work—the evolution toward less centralized
organizational structures, locations and work practices
5. Sustainability—the need to reduce the organization’s
carbon footprint to save energy costs and to meet LEED
requirements

9. Workplace Change Can Be Successfully
Managed in Five Simple Steps
1. Create the “Big Message”
● 12-18 months before move
● Identify the business reasons for the change and key
benefits to employees
● Create a consistent “Big Message”
● Gain leadership support and recruit workplace change
“champions”

10. 2. Take the pulse of the organization
● 3-6 months before move
● Conduct a Change Readiness Survey
● Organize short informal meetings to learn about
employee change readiness

11. 3. Deliver the message
● Create the communication plan and schedule
● Communicate using multiple media, approaches
● Execute the communication plan in parallel with project
activities
● Provide training to employees and managers

12. 4. Support the move
● Organize a ribbon cutting or other celebration to kick
off the move process
● Have staff on hand to assist with questions and resolve
immediate problems or unanticipated issues requiring
follow-up
● Offer written guidelines on new workplace etiquette

13. 5. Evaluate the process
● Conduct post-change interviews/survey
● Summarize lessons learned
● Apply to improve change process

14. Learning and obtaining new
skills

15. Learning New Skills
Make it more meaningful for yourself
● If you try to force yourself to just memorize random
facts, you’re likely to forget them.
● In order to make your learning stick, it's important to
make real life connections and see how it fits in the
larger scheme of things.

16. Learn By Doing
● Humans are natural learners—and we learn best when
we perform the tasks we’re trying to learn.
● Start small and reward yourself to start building a
pattern of behavior that will reinforce what you're
learning.

17. Study the Greats and Then Practice
● This form of learning can be applied to any skill, be it
writing, speaking another language, or even sports.
● Compare your work with that of experts in your field
and you will notice areas that need improvement.

18. Teach What you Learn
● when we learn with the intention to teach, we break the
material down into simple, understandable chunks for
ourselves.
● It also forces us to examine the topic more critically
and thoroughly, helping us to understand it better.
● Try explaining what you're learning to friends or
coworkers.
● Write regular blog posts or make vlogs while you're
learning.

19. Spend More Time Practicing Things You Find
Difficult
● Practice in itself is great, but if you’re practicing things
you know well, you’re doing it wrong.
● In order to excel at any skill, you need to push yourself
out of your comfort zone and practice things you aren't
good at.

20. Test Yourself
● Testing is one of the best ways to boost learning—even
if you’re simply practicing on your own, and not taking a
high-stakes exam.
● Testing even beats out methods such as re-reading and
reviewing notes when it comes to making sure your
learning sticks.

21. Find a Mentor
● Mentorship is perhaps the quickest way to take your
skills to the next level.
● A mentor helps you navigate your field by offering
invaluable perspective and experience.

22. Be Curious
● Nothing stimulates learning quite like curiosity!

23. The Neuroscience of Learning
Key Learning Principles:
● From the point of view of neurobiology, learning involves
changing the brain.
● Moderate stress is beneficial for learning, while mild and
extreme stress are detrimental to learning.
● Adequate sleep, nutrition, and exercise encourage robust
learning.
● Active learning takes advantage of processes that stimulate
multiple neural connections in the brain and promote memory.

24. Neuroscience fundamentals
Changing the Brain:
For optimal learning to occur, the brain needs conditions under
which it is able to change in response to stimuli (neuroplasticity) and
able to produce new neurons (neurogenesis).
Moderate Stress:
Moderate stress can be introduced in many ways: by playing
unfamiliar music before class, for example, or changing up the
format of discussion, or introducing any learning activity that
requires individual participation or movement.

26. Adequate sleep, good nutrition, and regular exercise:
These common-sense healthy habits promote optimal learning
performance in two ways. First, they promote neuroplasticity and
neurogenesis. Second, they keep cortisol and dopamine (stress and
happiness hormones, respectively) at appropriate levels.
Active Learning
Cognitive functions associated with the lower levels of Bloom’s
taxonomy, such as understanding and remembering, are associated
with the hippocampus.

27. The higher-level cognitive functions of Bloom’s taxonomy, such as
creating, evaluating, analyzing, and applying, involve the cortical
areas responsible for decision-making, association, and motivation.