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Consultants to Groups and Organizations
“There is nothing as practical
 as a good theory”   - Kurt Lewin
•Lewin’s theory of change - basic elements of most change theories (1946 and 1951)
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•Freeze – “holding on”
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•Unfreeze – “letting go”, as shared need and future vision are deemed desirable.  An ending to what used to be.  Critical mass (tipping point) when initial first steps and growing commitment happen
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•Refreeze – new reality (depends on how tightly holding on to “new reality”), which need systems and structures in place for the change to “stick”, anchoring the collaborative effort and supporting it from falling back to the way it was.