What are the 8 Accelerators for Strategic Change?

The eight change accelerators, identified by John Kotter, are as follows:

1. Create a sense of urgency around a single big opportunity.
2. Build and maintain a guiding coalition.
3. Formulate a strategic vision and develop change initiatives designed to capitalize on the big opportunity.
4. Communicate the vision and the strategy to create buy-in and attract a growing volunteer army.
5. Accelerate movement toward the vision and the opportunity by ensuring that the network removes barriers.
6. Celebrate visible, significant short-term wins.
7. Never let up. Keep learning from experience. Don’t declare victory too soon.
8. Institutionalize strategic changes in the culture.

What are Kotter’s 8 Change Phases?

Kotter’s 8 Change Phases were the pre-cursers to the 8 Change Accelerators proposal. These phases were more applicable to linear systems, whereas the change accelerators are more applicable to complex systems. 

The Change Phases are as follows:

1. Establish a sense of urgency.
2. Create a coalition.
3. Develop a clear vision.
4. Share the vision.
5. Empower people to clear obstacles.
6. Secure short-term wins.
7. Consolidate and keep moving.
8. Anchor the change.