Silega Activator – Change Management Business Simulation

Ensure smooth transitions in turbulent times

Researched based:

Our best-selling business simulation, Silega Activator™, addresses two main paradigms – change as a process and changing the organizational culture. As a requirement from our academic partners, this program is based on research. The two main models incorporated into the program are the following:

The Kotter eight stages model (Kotter, 1995)
Considered one of the most influential experts in change management, Kotter’s model has eight stages:
1. Create a Sense of Urgency.
2. Build a Guiding Coalition.
3. Form a Strategic Vision and Initiatives.
4. Enlist a Volunteer Army.
5. Enable Action by Removing Barriers.
6. Generate Short-Term Wins.
7. Sustain Acceleration.
8. Institute Change

The culture triangle (Schein, 1985)
According to Schein, culture is the most difficult organizational attribute to change. It might even outlast products and leadership. Schein proposes organizational culture can be analyzed on three levels.
Artifacts. This includes architecture, technology, office layout, dress code, and behaviour patterns.
Values. The reasons why members behave as they do in an organization.
Underlying Assumptions. An unconscious pattern that determines how group members perceive, think, and feel.

However, the Silega Activator™ program can be linked to more than those two theoretical models. Some of our customers use different change models (like ADKAR), and we have found that simulations work under various other theoretical models.

The simulation is highly realistic and is based on a real transformation business case. According to research, 75% of change initiatives fail. When running the simulation, we found that approximately 3 out of 4 teams could not deliver the expected result from the change initiative.

Motivation:

25% of top performers in an organization decide to quit within 3 months of a major change event being announced

Are new technologies threatening your industry?
Do you see customer preferences change?
Is your revenue becoming more and more volatile?

You know that sooner or later your company will be challenged to change in an unprecedented way by market forces or internal pressure – no matter if you are a market leader or not. And you want to inspire action and not despair.

Key objectives:

  • Identify the business case for change
  • Improve the productivity of the change team
  • Win stakeholder’s political support
  • Manage risk more efficiently
  • Identify and manage supporters and resisters

Key objectives:

  • Identify the business case for change
  • Improve the productivity of the change team
  • Win stakeholder’s political support
  • Manage risk more efficiently
  • Identify and manage supporters and resisters

The experience:

Silega developed a change simulation with unique dynamics.

Participants can choose one of the seven different trivial or traumatic change scenarios – technology change, culture change, downsizing and many more. Each scenario has different initial settings and different strategic goals.

Teams take decisions on how to manage stakeholders, communicate, manage risk, measure change and collect feedback.

As simulation advances through the different stages of a change process, the team can monitor the adoption level real time. But a successful change is not only about getting people on board with new behaviors. Participants will also have to deliver a positive business impact.

Format: Business Simulation (face-to-face or online)
Number of participants: 5 to 50+
Participant: People from all organizational levels who are undergoing or preparing for transition, leaders responsible for implementing change
Duration: 5 to 8 hours
Competencies: Dealing with ambiguity, process management, strategic agility, motivating others, perspective, planning
Related products: Silega Change Audit™, Change Agent Style™

Typical applications:

  • Complement to a major change initiative
  • Leadership training
  • Corporate Universities
  • MBA programs

Key lessons:

  • Identify the different types of change and the stages of a change process
  • Perform readiness assessment and gap analysis
  • Create a communication strategy
  • Identify the common emotional responses to change and how to deal with resistance
  • Measure the change effectiveness
  • Outline assumptions
  • Manage risk and complexity
  • Learn from common reasons for failure

Typical applications:

  • Complement to a major change initiative
  • Leadership training
  • Corporate Universities
  • MBA programs

Key lessons:

  • Identify the different types of change and the stages of a change process
  • Perform readiness assessment and gap analysis
  • Create a communication strategy
  • Identify the common emotional responses to change and how to deal with resistance
  • Measure the change effectiveness
  • Outline assumptions
  • Manage risk and complexity
  • Learn from common reasons for failure

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