The Prechange Way
How to begin

Three ways to start

The choice is yours.

From lightest to most complete. Each step stands on its own. You decide whether to take the next one.

1Lightest

A conversation

Illustration from the book: a team around a table with four cards: room, view, energy, habits. One team, one conversation, 45 minutes.

We talk about your organization and the changes ahead. Bring your leadership team if you wish. You decide what, if anything, comes next.

  • 45 minutes
  • By video call

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2A baseline

A Prechange Check

Illustration from the book: a monthly grid of check marks beside a gauge labelled Prechange Index, 0 to 100. A rhythm, not an event.

One team or department answers the Prechange Check. Leaders then meet for a 90-minute debrief to read the results together.

You get

  • A baseline of your change capacity, by team.
  • A heat map across the four conditions.
  • A clear view of where to start and what to prepare.

The Prechange Check is not yet a validated scale. We use it consistently, before and after, to see whether conditions moved.

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3Most complete

A guided pilot

Illustration from the book: a timeline from before (baseline) to launch (adoption), then 3 months and 6 months (holding?). The real test is whether it holds.

One team of 15 to 30 people, plus a similar team as a comparison, over six months. Sukant guides the work with your organization.

Are you a consultant who wants to run a pilot with your own clients? See Prechange Pilot Partners.

  • Month 0. Both teams answer the Prechange Check.
  • Months 1–5. The pilot team builds the four conditions: short workshops, coaching for its leaders, and simple daily practices.
  • Month 6. Both teams answer again. You receive a before-and-after report.

Why a comparison team

It separates the effect of the work from everything else happening in the organization at the same time.

What it asks of you

  • One sponsor.
  • One pilot team and one comparison team.
  • About 8 minutes per person for each Check.
At the end of a guided pilot

Evidence you own

  1. A baselineYou know your change capacity, team by team.
  2. A prepared teamThe pilot team is in better shape for the change ahead.
  3. A before-and-afterPilot against comparison, in one report for your board.
  4. A way forwardYou know where to launch your next change, and when to wait.

There is no client data yet. The pilot creates it. If nothing moves, you still have a clear diagnostic of your change capacity. Fees are set out in a written proposal once the scope is agreed.

The results are yours. The data belongs to your organization.

Next

Let’s talk.

A 45-minute video call about the changes ahead, for your organization or for your clients. You decide what, if anything, comes next.

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Sukant Ratnakar, CMC
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