Evan Leybourn

Paving the Path: Making Change Easier than the Status Quo

Evan is the co-founder of the Business Agility Institute; a fiercely independent research & advocacy organization for the next generation of companies. Companies that are agile, innovative and dynamic – perfectly designed to thrive in today’s unpredictable markets. As the Head of Advocacy and Thought Leadership at BAI – Evan leads research initiatives, collaborates with corporate members on their stickiest business challenges, and shares insights and aha’s to accelerate business success – no matter what the future brings.

Evan is also the author of Directing the Agile Organisation (2012) and #noprojects; a culture of continuous value (2018), as well as numerous BAI publications.

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If we want change to succeed, instead of pushing people uphill against their instincts, we need to focus on altering business systems, governance, and workflows so that new behaviors emerge naturally. By designing environments that reduce friction for the right actions (and increase friction for the old ones), leaders can create lasting, scalable change without relying on force.

This workshop, based on nearly a decade of research from the Business Agility Institute, will provide concrete change leadership practices. Through real-world examples and hands-on activities, we’ll how practices, such as shifting governance from approval-based to audit-based, reducing unnecessary handoffs, and designing behavioral triggers can transform organizations. 

Change doesn’t have to be a struggle—if we pave the right path, people will walk it themselves