Spinning Communication to Get People Excited About Technological Change

Many organizations struggle with technological change. Often, the challenges faced are due to fear of change from stakeholders within the institution. Users grow accustomed to certain user interfaces, to processes associated with a specific system, and they can be frustrated when they have to revisi...

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Main Author:	Suzanna Conrad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Code4Lib 2018-08-01
Series:	Code4Lib Journal
Online Access:	https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/13641

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spelling	doaj-62f5c636e52f44608e0ab6c03265a5562020-11-25T04:00:22ZengCode4LibCode4Lib Journal1940-57582018-08-014113641Spinning Communication to Get People Excited About Technological ChangeSuzanna ConradMany organizations struggle with technological change. Often, the challenges faced are due to fear of change from stakeholders within the institution. Users grow accustomed to certain user interfaces, to processes associated with a specific system, and they can be frustrated when they have to revisit how they interact with a system, especially one that they use on a daily basis. This article will discuss how to acknowledge the fears associated with technological change and will suggest communication tactics and strategies to ease transitions. Specific scenarios and examples from the author’s experiences will be included.https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/13641
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description	Many organizations struggle with technological change. Often, the challenges faced are due to fear of change from stakeholders within the institution. Users grow accustomed to certain user interfaces, to processes associated with a specific system, and they can be frustrated when they have to revisit how they interact with a system, especially one that they use on a daily basis. This article will discuss how to acknowledge the fears associated with technological change and will suggest communication tactics and strategies to ease transitions. Specific scenarios and examples from the author’s experiences will be included.
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Spinning Communication to Get People Excited About Technological Change

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