The SecureChange approach

Change without weakening. Evolve without losing oneself.

This approach is intended for all types of organizations and human collectives — businesses, associations, institutions, NGOs, communities — regardless of their size or sector, who seek to secure change, address the natural resistances it generates, and create the conditions for a more fluid, conscious, and aligned evolution.

We acknowledge that:

In a rapidly transforming world, change has become a necessity.

It can be a source of remarkable progress but also carries profound risks.

The rapid growth of our activities, technological advances, economic upheavals, and societal transformations constantly compel organizations to adapt ever faster.

Yet, while our environment evolves exponentially, our human, cultural, and organizational structures change at a much slower pace.

This discrepancy presents us with a critical dilemma:

To refuse change and risk disappearing or becoming obsolete,

OR

To embrace change rapidly, but risk weakening what once was our strength, our identity, and our mastery.

It’s this false dilemma and fear that often fuels resistance to change.

Faced with this dilemma, we choose a third way:

SecureChange offers a simple and adaptable approach to support meaningful change.
By clarifying what we choose to preserve and by defining shared reference points,
we build trust and help teams overcome their natural fears of change.
This unlocks a dynamic of aligned and confident action.

We therefore recognize the need:

To clearly and collectively define what we want to preserve,
rather than reacting impulsively to urgency or the fear of missing out (FOMO).

To navigate change through simple and observable vigilance points,
rather than seeking false security in rigid and complex procedures.

For leadership that brings our reference points to life and empowers team initiative,
rather than relying on hierarchical control or systematic validation of every decision.

To act and learn continuously based on shared vigilance points, nourished by real-world insights,
rather than executing rigid directives disconnected from the field.

To regulate and evolve our collective reference points at their own pace, for the benefit of all,
rather than preserving them blindly as untouchable dogmas.

We accept that:

Human behaviors in the face of change are often driven by reflexes of protection or fear.
We believe that adopting these principles of vigilance and clarity enables us to integrate necessary evolutions without losing what truly matters.

This approach is an invitation:

To change with clarity,
To evolve collectively for the better,
To build resilient organizations,

Not because they resist the world,
But because they know precisely what they choose to preserve — and why.

Complementarity with your existing practices

It is not meant to replace your existing approaches, methods, or strategic governance tools, but to enrich them — helping you lead change while preserving what makes you strong, unique, and human.

Secure change Principles

License:

The compasses and principles of SecureChange are licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA. license:
You are free to share it, adopt it, and adapt it within your organizations, provided you explicitly credit the original author and the source of the approach, do not use it for commercial purposes without prior agreement, and share any adaptation under the same conditions.

By adopting or adapting this approach, you actively contribute to strengthening it and keeping it alive, in alignment with its original intent:

To facilitate change without sacrificing what makes us human.

I warmly invite you to join this journey with integrity and enthusiasm, to preserve its meaning and respect its original intention, so that together we can evolve sustainably, without ever losing sight of what truly matters.

Patrice Fornalik

Created on 05- 23-2025

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