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Change on a Page
Builds the one-pager and checks the two tables people skip — what stops, and what needs deciding — before you circulate it.
The artefact you will use most. One side of A4. If it doesn’t fit, you haven’t decided enough.
Copy everything below the line into a new note per initiative.
[Initiative name] — Change on a Page
Version: v0.1 Date: ___ Owner: ___ Sponsor: ___
Why
In one sentence a frontline person would repeat accurately:
_______________________________________________
What happens if we don’t: _______________
What changes
| Today | From [date] |
|
|---|---|---|
| System | ||
| Process | ||
| Who decides | ||
| What gets measured |
What is NOT changing: _______________
(People overestimate scope. This line is free reassurance.)
The vital few behaviours
| # | Who | Does what, when | Instead of | Primary barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | ||||
| B2 | ||||
| B3 |
What we’re doing about each barrier
| Behaviour | Barrier (COM-B) | Intervention | Owner | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | ||||
| B2 | ||||
| B3 |
What people stop doing
| Stops | Owner of stopping it | Date |
|---|---|---|
⚠️ If this table is empty, the plan is not finished. Nothing gets added to a full day without something coming off.
Who does what
| Role | Name | Their three commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsor | 1. 2. 3. | |
| Change lead | ||
| Line managers | ||
| Champions |
How we’ll know
| Metric | Baseline | Target | When | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading | |||||
| Leading | |||||
| Lagging | |||||
| Health |
Sequence
| Wave | Who | Date | Gate to proceed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | |||
| 1 | |||
| 2 |
Top three risks
| Risk | Mitigation | Owner |
|---|---|---|
Decisions needed from leadership
| Decision | By when | Who decides | Consequence of delay |
|---|---|---|---|
⭐ This last table is the most important one on the page. It converts your document from a status report into a request. Never take a change plan to a leadership meeting without it — a page with no ask gets noted and filed.
Open questions
______________________
Using it
- Version it in the filename and keep the old versions. When someone says “that’s not what we agreed,” you’ll want the history.
- Take it to every meeting. Consistency of artefact is underrated — people learn to read it fast.
- Change one thing after every review and say what you changed and who prompted it. It proves consultation is real.
- Circulate before, not during. A page read in the meeting gets skimmed and argued with; a page read beforehand gets decided.
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