The TIDE Model — Change Planning Tool

Work through each stage with your team. Your answers save automatically in this file on this device. Use the Export button to turn your plan into a clean summary, or print straight to PDF.

Trigger

Name the real catalyst for this change

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What is actually forcing or inviting this change? (Not the official announcement — the real reason.)

What did EDDY's diagnosis already tell you? (Evidence and Drivers you can carry forward)

Who needs to hear the "why" first, and how?

Insight

Read where your people actually sit, using DISC

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Map your key people against DISC to anticipate how they'll respond

D — pushes for pace, gets impatient with process. Give them a role, not just information.
I — gets excited early, needs follow-through held for them. Pair with a Steadiness or Compliance style.
S — needs safety and time before moving. Bring them in early, one-to-one, before group announcements.
C — needs the data and the "why" before committing. Lead with evidence, not enthusiasm.

Where is resistance most likely to come from, and why?

Direction

Co-create the vision and first moves

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What's the vision — in the team's own words, not a slogan?

What are the first three concrete moves, and who owns each?

How will the team help build this, not just receive it?

Embed

Lock it into habits, language and routines

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What routine or meeting will carry this forward after the initial push fades?

What language will become "how we talk about this" (echoing FLOW's Language)?

How and when will you name and celebrate the first Wins?