Abstract

As in other areas, rapid change is becoming the norm in the quality arena. While many change efforts focus on organizational and process matters or try to reduce variation, a transformational change initiative creates a significant change in the underlying systems of an organization and uses that change to create breakthrough results. This creates a step pattern of improvements that is objectively measurable as well as a subjective change in organizational reality. Transformation comes from within the self, and it begins with self-discovery in the four spheres of transformation: being, knowing, relating, and generating. Both individual and group transformation can be achieved by developing and expanding consciousness, envisioning the change process, choosing productive mindsets and living the visualized change experience.