Think Big Work Small applied to change management

Jason Yip
Jul 25, 2023

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I’ve been thinking about Think Big Work Small and change management in terms of coherence and momentum. Think Big to create coherence; Work Small to create momentum.

Thing Big Work Small = coherent momentum; Think Small Work Small = incoherent momentum; Think Big Work Big = coherent paralysis; Think Small Work Big = incoherent paralysis
Think Big Work Small = Coherent momentum

Target operating models are a way to Think Big.

Identifying critical challenges to focus improvement is how to Work Small.

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Jason Yip

Senior Manager Product Engineering at Grainger. Extreme Programming, Agile, Lean guy. Ex-Spotify, ex-ThoughtWorks, ex-CruiseControl