Seven types of organisational change

Type of change	... which is about
ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION	How the organisation's spirit and purpose are 'aligned'
LEARNING ORGANISATIONS	How the organisation functions as a whole learning system
CULTURE CHANGE	How the organisation's reality is defined and influences performance
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL APPROACHES	How the people of the organisation relate to each other
STRUCTURAL AND PLANNED	How the 'parts' of the organisation, the organisation and its environment, fit together
ENTREPRENEURIAL/ PSYCHODYNAMIC	How the human energy available is raised or blocked, and used for work activity
TRANSITIONAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL	How an organisational system survives and moves through transition

Thanks to Dr Paul Tosey of the Human Potential Research Group at Surrey University