The Process of Change

We take a unique twist on the typical approach to change by incorporating some clever illustrations/cartoons from our Square Wheels® series that are used in an interactive process thereby allowing people to become actively involved and engaged in the change process itself, giving them a stake in what happens and a voice in generating ideas for implementation. By doing this, you gain active supporters rather than having to deal with resisters. And, thanks to the Square Wheels® illustrations, adding a little humor to the situation helps, too!

One of our illustrations, "Nobody Ever Washes a Rental Car," demonstrates the necessity for ownership in order to want to be involved in a process. Push on someone's hand and they will naturally push back as resistance is a reflex for most people who feel pushed. You'll be much happier to take a soapy sponge and wash your own car than to be handed a soapy sponge with the expectation that you'll want to wash a rental car!

PowerPoint and Paper-Based Presentations

Square Wheels® PowerPoint Toolkit on Managing and Leading Change

Teaching the Caterpillar to Fly, The Change Process

This is a complete, ready-to-use program that includes the speaking notes of the Square Wheels® creator, Dr. Scott Simmerman. It contains almost 200 slides and 30 of our illustrations focused on change. It also contains factoids, one-liners, quotes, and a number of worksheets that can be employed in a single or a series of sessions. The overall focus of this package is on the theme of "individual choice."

This package evolved from presentations Scott delivered to the US Census Bureau and to the US Senate Staff in the spring of 2004 and from a series of one-day workshops on facilitation skills. Portions of this program were the focus of a presentation for the International Association of Facilitator's Conference in Scottsdale, AZ in June 2004. It receives high accolades from users!

You'll have a complete, ready-to-use yet modifiable presentation as well as the ability to connect with Scott to modify and add to these materials since we are both collaborative as well as constantly innovating! All for only $299.95.

Square Wheels® PowerPoint Toolkit on Managing and Leading Change $299.95

Square Wheels Change Management Magic Trick

Use this clever, interactive Magic Trick for Leading Change for $24.95.

This Change Management Magic Trick has the same principle as the Square Wheels Magic Trick but uses our theme of transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly, with two different ending pages so you can closely link it to your transformational change programs, either for individual change or for team building.

How does it work?

The magic starts with your showing what appears to be a full-page picture of Square Wheels One and sets up Scott Simmerman's "joke" about two caterpillars and a butterfly. That page transforms itself into two Square Wheels when folded. It is folded again into a question about making choices about change. This then adds the Round Wheels metaphor and an illustration about becoming a butterfly. It ends in either of two ways, "What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, god calls a butterfly" or a butterfly-pulled round wheel wagon.

What comes with it?

Explanation document
Assembly document
Masters for pages to print and photocopy (2, 2-sided pages are used)
Worksheet for choice and change

You'll receive all the pages and instructions needed to do this magic trick and it's fully reproducible so you can use it again and again. All you need is a glue stick!

AND: You will also have materials to distribute for teaching your participants how to assemble the trick and practice it with others, a process that involves and engages while allowing them to think about how the process of transformation occurs.

Square Wheels Change Management Magic Trick - $24.95

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