Slides from a presentation given by Chris Rowe to a meeting of IIBA UK on 12 August 2014. Analysts need to deliver change - the work of Prof Steve Peters presented in his book 'The Chimp Paradox' provides an accessible framework for Analysts seeking to maximize the positive impact of the work they do by helping people to to accept change. This presentation will focus the key elements of Prof Peters' work, and will provide the opportunity to discuss their practical application.

1. Chimps and
Change

2. The Human:
Logic, Reason

3. The Chimp:
Emotion, Gut feel

4. The Computer – The
store of input from
the other two. The
reference point that
includes Autopilots,
Gremlins and
Goblins

9. The first step to managing yours
and other people’s chimps is to
know they are there and find
ways of dealing with them.

10. Handling Change – Thinking
chimp!
• Think Big – Get a Vision
• Work Small – One thing at a time, focus and have a
plan
• Habits – The reality is they can take between 60 and
250 days to be established
• Habits – Once established mean you have the capacity
to move on to forming another. They are cumulative.
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12. Recommended reading:
Learning for Action: A short definitive accounts of soft
systems methodology and its use for Practitioners,
Teachers and Students
- Peter Checkland
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth behind
extraordinary results
- Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

13. www.thebigpicture.org
Tel: 0759 052 6894