Driving Technical Change

Convincing coworkers to adopt new tools and technology.

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1. DRIVING
   TECHNICAL
   CHANGE
   Terrence Ryan
   

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2. WHO ARE YOU?
   

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3. DOES THIS
   SOUND
   FAMILIAR?
   

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4. GET
   EXCITED
   ABOUT
   NEW
   SOLUTION
   

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5. WORK HARD TO
   FIGURE OUT WHERE
   YOU COULD USE IT
   

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6. STAKEHOLDERS
   OPPOSE
   

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7. DREAMS
   CRUSHED
   

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8. CHANGE YOUR
   ORGANIZATION
   OR
   CHANGE YOUR
   ORGANIZATION
   

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9. YOU’RE
   NOT ALONE
   

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10. I NOTICED A
    FEW THINGS
    

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11. PEOPLE TEND TO
    RESIST IN PATTERNS
    

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12. CERTAIN PEOPLE
    RESPOND TO
    CERTAIN THINGS
    

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13. THE PROCESS
    • Identify the Skeptics
    • Match to countering tactics
    • Implement tactics in a greater Strategy
    

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14. WAIT
    

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15. THE PROBLEM
    

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16. SKEPTICS
    The People in your Neighborhood
    

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17. THESE ARE
    CARICATURES.
    

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18. REAL
    PEOPLE
    ARE…
    MORE
    COMPLEX.
    

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19. THE UNINFORMED
    

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20. THE HERD
    

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21. THE CYNIC
    

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22. THE BURNED
    

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23. THE TIME
    CRUNCHED
    

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24. THE BOSS
    

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25. THE
    IRRATIONAL
    

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26. TACTICS
    What to Focus on
    

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27. TWO KINDS OF TACTICS
    Universal
    • Can always be used
    • Moderate Impact
    Situational
    • Only useful in some cases
    • High Impact
    

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28. EXPERTISE
    

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29. DELIVERY
    

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30. DEMONSTRATE
    

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31. TRUST
    

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32. COMPROMISE
    

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33. SYNERGY
    

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34. PRESSURE
    

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35. BRIDGING
    

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36. PUBLICITY
    

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37. STRATEGY
    What to do big picture wise.
    

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38. IGNORE THE HOSTILE
    

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39. TARGET THE WILLING
    

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40. Uninformed
    Herd
    Cynic
    Time Crunched
    Boss
    Irrational
    Expertise
    Delievery
    Demonstration
    Trust
    Compromise
    Publicity
    Synergy
    Bridge
    Pressure
    Burned
    

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41. HARNESS THE
    CONVERTED
    

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42. CONVINCE 

    MANAGEMENT
    

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43. CONCLUSIONS
    Now what?
    

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44. CHANGE
    TAKES
    TIME
    

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45. IT ALSO
    TAKES
    POLITICS
    

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46. PEOPLE IN YOUR
    ORGANIZATION WANT
    TECHNICAL CHANGE
    

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47. BETWEEN 

    WHERE YOU ARE 

    AND 

    WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, 

    THERE ARE MANY 

    BETTER PLACES
    

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48. QUESTIONS?
    http://terrenceryan.com
    terry@terrenceryan.com
    @tpryan on Twitter
    

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