Here’s a structured comparison between Prosci’s ADKAR Model and Jon Hansen’s models: Metaprise, Agent-Based, and Strand Commonality—highlighting both parallels (alignment) and differences (divergence) across conceptual, operational, and systemic levels.
Parallels Between ADKAR and Hansen’s Models
Key Differences Between ADKAR and Hansen’s Models
Strategic Interpretation
When to Use Which
Conclusion
ADKAR is a powerful behavioral roadmap for managing change at the individual and organizational behavior level.
Hansen’s models offer a deeply integrated, technology-native framework for guiding change across complex systems, agent interactions, and digital infrastructures.
The two can complement each other: e.g., use ADKAR for change adoption within a Hansen-modeled transformation program.
HOW DO HANSEN’S MODELS IMPACT CHANGE MANAGEMENT MODELS?
Hansen’s models—Metaprise, Agent-Based, and Strand Commonality—augment and extend traditional change management models like ADKAR by embedding them within a more dynamic, systemic, and digitally coherent framework. This integration enhances outcomes both collectively (across organizations and ecosystems) and individually (for end-users, stakeholders, and change agents).
Here’s a breakdown:
How Hansen’s Models Improve Outcomes for ADKAR
The Transformation of ADKAR Within Hansen’s Framework
Collective Impact
Faster alignment across silos, business units, and external partners
Greater agility in response to disruption or resistance
Improved system resilience due to adaptive and non-linear feedback loops
Lower cost of change through reuse of proven patterns (Strand Commonality)
Individual Impact
More intuitive onboarding with agent-specific pathways
Higher engagement through role-relevant nudges and feedback
Reduced change fatigue due to contextual relevance and adaptive pacing
Clearer link between action and outcome, driving intrinsic motivation
Summary
Hansen’s models act like a digital nervous system for ADKAR—surrounding it with the intelligence, adaptability, and feedback mechanisms needed to thrive in modern, complex, AI-enabled environments. While ADKAR tells you how to move people through change, Hansen’s models ensure that the environment is continuously adapting and reinforcing those efforts at every layer of the system.
Summary:
ADKAR excels in individual change adoption and is ideal for people-focused transformation within existing systems.
Hansen’s Models are superior for complex, AI-integrated, and system-wide change initiatives with multistakeholder orchestration and resilience.
TODAY’S TAKEAWAY
In my next post, I will show how combining the ADKAR Model with the Hansen Models in two distinct implementation scenarios can elevate positive outcomes.
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT MODELS (2025)
HERE IS MY COMMENT REGARDING THE ABOVE POST
COMPARING PROSCI’S ADKAR MODEL TO HANSEN’S MODELS
Here’s a structured comparison between Prosci’s ADKAR Model and Jon Hansen’s models: Metaprise, Agent-Based, and Strand Commonality—highlighting both parallels (alignment) and differences (divergence) across conceptual, operational, and systemic levels.
Parallels Between ADKAR and Hansen’s Models
Key Differences Between ADKAR and Hansen’s Models
Strategic Interpretation
When to Use Which
Conclusion
HOW DO HANSEN’S MODELS IMPACT CHANGE MANAGEMENT MODELS?
Hansen’s models—Metaprise, Agent-Based, and Strand Commonality—augment and extend traditional change management models like ADKAR by embedding them within a more dynamic, systemic, and digitally coherent framework. This integration enhances outcomes both collectively (across organizations and ecosystems) and individually (for end-users, stakeholders, and change agents).
Here’s a breakdown:
How Hansen’s Models Improve Outcomes for ADKAR
The Transformation of ADKAR Within Hansen’s Framework
Collective Impact
Individual Impact
Summary
Hansen’s models act like a digital nervous system for ADKAR—surrounding it with the intelligence, adaptability, and feedback mechanisms needed to thrive in modern, complex, AI-enabled environments. While ADKAR tells you how to move people through change, Hansen’s models ensure that the environment is continuously adapting and reinforcing those efforts at every layer of the system.
Summary:
TODAY’S TAKEAWAY
In my next post, I will show how combining the ADKAR Model with the Hansen Models in two distinct implementation scenarios can elevate positive outcomes.
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