Change capability as an internal skill

Many organizations have been on a journey for quite some time to become more responsive, predictable and value-driven. Significant investments have often been made in change capability. However, that capability still tends to focus primarily on doing agile: frameworks, rituals and roles, and too little on being agile: mindset, behaviour and ownership.

In a mature transformation, capacity shifts from change specialists to change skills within the organization itself. Within the teams doing the work, as well as within (management) teams that provide direction. Responsiveness then stops being an externally introduced way of working and becomes an internal capability.

A simple yet sharp check of this maturity is the question, or rather, the experiment: how does the work progress when the specialists are not there? If everything comes to a standstill, dependency still exists. That insight provides valuable input for the next grow impulse.

By gradually reducing the involvement of specialists, it becomes clear what the learning journey should truly focus on. Not continuing to do the work for others, but transferring knowledge and strengthening ownership.

This requires a fundamental shift in role: from coach to capability builder.

That is exactly what the Champion Program is designed for. It develops people within the organization into carriers of change, champions who do not apply agility, but embody it. This is how sustainable change capability emerges, from within.

In April, a new programme will start. For more information, see: https://amigos.nu/en/learn/trainings/agile-champion-program/

It is also possible to design a tailored program within your organization.
We would be happy to explore the possibilities with you.

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