One way to anticipate how others will feel during the process of change is by understanding your own feelings towards it, which can help you better assist them. Another method to make the concept of change tangible and practical for them is to consider. Change is often perceived as an uncertain and feared concept. By using language that is understandable to individuals, you can initiate a sincere conversation about the current situation and people’s emotions.
Kurt Lewin proposed a concise perspective on change in the 1950s. As a physicist, he explained change on a physical level. He compared the process of change to the processes involved in altering the physical properties of water. The model was named “Unfreeze – Change – Refreeze”. For more information, please refer to the following article.
By utilizing this model to implement a proposed change, you effectively convey the change process and assist yourself and others in visualizing how it will unfold throughout the project.
Lewin’s model describes change as the process of unfreezing and then refreezing a block of ice in a different shape. You will now create a model of an upcoming change using ice.
