Accelerate the success of any change while developing resilient, change-ready people
Overview
KickstartChange™ is a hands-on change management workshop that helps your people at all levels make change a reality and support your organization’s strategy. Because when everyone becomes a change-maker, teams move faster and organizations emerge resilient in the face of uncertainty.
In just two hours, KickstartChange™ helps participants learn, practice and apply proven tools to change challenges in their own work. The experience blends practical skill-building with on-the-fly problem-solving, delivering immediate impact and lasting change agility.
Formerly known as “Real Change Starts Here,” this workshop has been updated in name and design to better reflect its fast-paced, tactical approach to building change capability.
Over 90% of KickstartChange™ participants
reported improved change capabilities in just 2 hours.
Outcomes
This workshop is an engaging, fast-paced and scalable way to spark momentum and accelerate the adoption of both new and ongoing changes. In the process of working on a specific real-life change challenge, participants walk away with simple, repeatable skills to:
- Align on purpose by articulating a compelling ‘why’ change message
- Communicate with clarity by tailoring their message to highlight stakeholder benefits
- Plan for action by surfacing barriers and proactively addressing resistance
Your people will return to their roles change-ready, enabled to help others embrace new ideas and drive progress across your organization.
Who Should Attend
KickstartChange™ is designed for anyone navigating change in their work—whether you’re a senior leader, manager or individual contributor.
For those leading larger-scale change initiatives, we recommend a blended journey of KickstartChange™ and ExperienceChangeⓇ so they can build the skills to lead change at both the individual and organizational level.
KickstartChange™ focuses on individual change by building everyday change skills to help people be ready, willing and able to support a change.
ExperienceChangeⓇ focuses on organizational change by offering hands-on practice with a proven 7-step change process.
Change Happens One Person at a Time
The KickstartChange™ workshop teaches a practical approach called “Ready, Willing & Able” to help people at all levels successfully navigate change in their daily work.
| If people are… | This workshop helps them… |
|---|---|
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Resistant |
Foster willingness to change through empathy and framing the benefits of change in a way that resonates. |
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Stuck |
Ensure they are able to change by applying proven techniques to shape necessary skills and conditions for lasting change. |
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Confused |
Get ready for change by crafting a compelling “why change” message that creates clarity, invites involvement and builds trust. |
Course Breakdown
1. Learn the framework
Get introduced to the practical change management framework – Ready, Willing & Able – to help others embrace change
2. Choose a real change
Define what current situation needs to change and what the desired future state looks like
3. Create clarity and shared purpose
Consider threats & opportunities that come with change and share “why change” in a compelling way
4. Involve key people
Practice empathy by identifying key players and understanding how the change impacts them
5. Identify desired behaviors
Brainstorm vital new behaviors and how you can influence their adoption while minimizing resistance
6. Start a change conversation
Practice using your communication plan with the key people involved to start driving change forward
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Training You Can Trust
ExperiencePoint’s workshops harness a proven approach for successfully scaling organization-wide capabilities. With a track record of 25+ years of training some of the world’s biggest brands and top executive education programs, we blend human-centered methods with experiential learning to deliver results you can rely on.
Additional Resources
How 3 Organizations Are Making Change Leadership Everybody’s Job
Learn how top organizations are using change leadership training to foster agility, reduce resistance and lead through change and uncertainty together.
Additional Resources
Moving Fast: From Floor Plan To Change Plan
Learn how ExperiencePoint successfully managed a stressful office move by spreading the project’s responsibility from five people to 30—in just 90 minutes.
FAQs About KickstartChange™
Is a 2-hour change management workshop really effective?
Yes, a 2-hour change management workshop can be effective—when it’s designed right. KickstartChange™ uses a focused, short-seated format that combines experiential learning with practical, human-centered tools. By focusing on a real change challenge, participants can see the immediate impact of their work. This highly efficient approach has been proven to build change readiness quickly and effectively across all levels of an organization. Over 90% of KickstartChange™ participants reported improved change capabilities—proving that even a short-seat workshop, when also practical, can deliver real impact fast. That’s why we call it our “workout workshop.”
Why is change management important for everyone in an organization?
Change management isn’t just for leaders—it’s essential for everyone. According to McKinsey research, while only 2% of employees are typically involved in organizational change, organizations that “involve 21 to 30 percent of employees in key transformation roles” achieve the highest total shareholder returns (TSR). This proves that broader capability and participation in change drive better outcomes. By democratizing change capability and empowering individuals at all levels, organizations can build a resilient, change-ready culture that accelerates results and sustains success.
What is change leadership training?
Change leadership training is a type of change management training that equips people with the skills and tools they need to lead through uncertainty, reduce resistance and drive meaningful progress. As today’s workforce faces more change than ever—driven by AI, economic shifts, organizational transformation, and more—this training benefits employees at all levels, not just formal leaders. That’s why we’re seeing more and more organizations turning to change leadership training to foster a resilient, change-ready culture.
