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The Science of Change

Winning the ’20s

Lars Faeste, Martin Reeves and Kevin Whitaker

Boston Consulting Group, 2019

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How are decisions made in your company? Chances are that there’s a deeply ingrained system involving circuitous hierarchical detours and ultimately a human decision maker who proceeds with limited information. Changes are planned through educated guesses and implemented with a hope and a prayer. Congratulations: You’re like most traditional businesses. But the future will demand more from your company; and data, AI and a willingness to embrace uncertainty will help you deliver. This Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute report offers solid advice for navigating the choppy waters of change.

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Advanced data analytics make it easier than ever to enact evidence-based strategies.

A study of hundreds of large companies revealed five components critical to successful change management. The first was that companies must “ground change programs in evidence.” There was a time when businesses implemented change using a leader’s intuition, customer surveys, and other subjective data. Advances in data collection and analytics mean those days are over – or should be. “Evidence-based transformation” involves creating a well-defined purpose that employees can get behind, taking a deep look at historical data and then applying analyses that generate insights specific to a company’s unique situation. Evidence-based transformation often means you can anticipate change and act rather than reacting after the fact, thus turning challenges into opportunities for competitive advantage.

Change isn’t a smooth sprint from point A to point B. Rather, it’s a meandering exploration of a “landscape of possibility.”

To best navigate the landscape of change, try to “de-average change strategies according to the nature of the challenge at...

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Lars Faeste, Martin Reeves and Kevin Whitaker contribute to the BCG Henderson Institute, a strategy think tank for the Boston Consulting Group.

The Science of Change

Winning the ’20s

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Advanced data analytics make it easier than ever to enact evidence-based strategies.

Change isn’t a smooth sprint from point A to point B. Rather, it’s a meandering exploration of a “landscape of possibility.”

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