{"id":38397,"date":"2025-11-17T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/?p=38397"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:31:38","slug":"bringing-change-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/bringing-change-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Change Differently: Four Voices Reimagining\u00a0Organizational\u00a0Change\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a world obsessed with pace and performance, the faculty leads for our new cohort on the Ashridge Doctorate in Organizational Change invite us to take stock, pay attention, and consider doing change differently.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img class=\"wp-image-38404 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rob_Warwick-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Starting with Everyday Life\u2014Rob Warwick<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rob Warwick<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, change&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;begin in strategy rooms or&nbsp;away-days. It begins&nbsp;in&nbsp;the unnoticed&nbsp;patterns of everyday life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMost people who come onto this&nbsp;programme&nbsp;have already been really successful,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s often a curiosity about where that success actually came from.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rob has spent decades exploring that question across sectors\u2014from transforming NHS systems to coaching senior leaders. His fascination lies in what he calls&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the practice of everyday life<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: the small, often invisible moments where relationships and choices shape the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf we become deeply curious about the everyday,\u201d he says, \u201cwe gain agency,&nbsp;the ability to choose, to see our impact, and to act differently.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That reflexive stance sits at the heart of the&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ashridge&nbsp;Doctorate in&nbsp;Organizational&nbsp;Change<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where research begins not in theory but in lived experience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2192&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join Rob\u2019s c<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">olleagues at our upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/doc\/events\/open-days\/faculty-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOC faculty workshop<\/a>, \u201cChange in a changing world: What approaches might help?\u201d on 1 December.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img class=\"wp-image-38403 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jane_Stevens-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Attention as the Gateway to Change\u2014Jane Stevens<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jane Stevens<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;talks about change, she speaks from the thick of it. A former NHS consultant turned leadership&nbsp;educator,&nbsp;she understands complexity not as a concept\u2014but as a daily reality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHealthcare is infinitely complex,\u201d she says. \u201cWe often start&nbsp;change&nbsp;with an ordered plan\u2014where do we want to get&nbsp;to,&nbsp;how will we get there? But there are so many contingencies that this kind of approach is often unsuccessful.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instead, Jane invites leaders to start somewhere far more intimate: with attention.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhat really matters to you? Where do you choose to put your attention?\u201d&nbsp;she&nbsp;asks. \u201cWe can follow what everyone else is looking at, or we can pause and think more&nbsp;choicefully.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her work on resilience and wellbeing in healthcare, Jane has found that attention\u2014the act of noticing\u2014is a quiet form of leadership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2192 Jane&#8217;s<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> question sits at the heart of our upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/doc\/events\/open-days\/faculty-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOC faculty workshop<\/a>: how can attention become agency in complex systems?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img class=\"wp-image-38399 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sharon_Varney_DOC_Faculty-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Designing for Flourishment\u2014Sharon Varney<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharon Varney<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, change&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;just about adapting&nbsp;organizations to survive;&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;about re-imagining them to thrive. A long-time consultant and educator,&nbsp;she\u2019s&nbsp;drawn to the intersection of&nbsp;complexity&nbsp;science and organization design\u2014an area she believes could be far more ambitious.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cToo often, organization design is a reflex,\u201d she explains. \u201cWe&nbsp;solve&nbsp;yesterday\u2019s problems. Complexity thinking asks us to face forward\u2014to design for the next 25 or 30 years\u2014not the next restructure.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharon\u2019s work challenges leaders to look beyond the org chart and ask deeper questions: What kind of workplace might sustain human and ecological&nbsp;flourishment? What long-term patterns are we shaping now?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharon\u2019s&nbsp;curiosity is infectious;&nbsp;practical, yet visionary. \u201cComplexity invites us to think differently about what design could be,\u201d she says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2192&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharon will explore this live with Nick Wilding&nbsp;and&nbsp;DOC-curious participants&nbsp;at&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/doc\/events\/open-days\/faculty-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December&nbsp;1<\/a><\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;online&nbsp;faculty workshop.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img class=\"wp-image-38398 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nick_Wilding_DOC_Faculty-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Slowing Down to Go Further\u2014Nick Wilding<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In his day job,&nbsp;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nick Wilding<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;helps steer Scotland\u2019s transition toward its climate and biodiversity targets\u2014a transformation touching every corner of society.&nbsp;At first glance, his&nbsp;world&nbsp;couldn\u2019t&nbsp;be more different from a reflexive doctoral&nbsp;program.&nbsp;Yet, as he tells it, they are deeply connected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn the Scottish Government, the pace can be frenetic,\u201d Nick says. \u201cWhat I get\u2014and what I offer\u2014through this work with&nbsp;Ashridge&nbsp;is the space to breathe, to slow down, and to ask: who needs to be in this conversation?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Nick, action research&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;abstract&nbsp;methodology;&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a practice of inclusion and integrity. \u201cWe can\u2019t make this transition alone,\u201d he says. \u201cWe need all the voices in the room\u2014especially those not usually invited.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His question lingers:&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If not us, who? If not now, when?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2192&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/doc\/events\/open-days\/faculty-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Nick and Sharon for&nbsp;our upcoming&nbsp;faculty workshop<\/a>, \u2018Change in a changing world: What approaches might help?\u2019 where we\u2019ll explore what happens when real-world challenges meet reflection.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A&nbsp;different&nbsp;kind of Doctorate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What unites these four practitioners&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;a single model or&nbsp;framework&nbsp;but a shared stance: curiosity, reflexivity, and a belief that sustainable change starts with how we pay attention.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you sense that traditional change models&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;enough for the complexity you face, this faculty\u2019s invitation is simple:&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pause, inquire, and bring change differently.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our new&nbsp;cohort&nbsp;join&nbsp;us in January to embark on a radical new journey with the&nbsp;Ashridge&nbsp;Doctorate in Organizational Change. Interested in applying?&nbsp;Email&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:caroline.monfort@ashridge.hult.edu\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">caroline.monfort@ashridge.hult.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;or&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/hult.edu\/doc\/apply-now\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">visit the website<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192&nbsp;<\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/doc\/events\/open-days\/faculty-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for \u201c<i>Change in a changing world: What approaches might help?\u2019<\/i><\/a>\u201d\u2014<\/strong>a free online faculty workshop with Dr. Sharon Varney and Dr. Nick Wilding on December 1<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;at 12:30-2pm (GMT).<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/doc\/events\/open-days\/faculty-webinar\/ \" target=\"_blank\" class=\"fw-btn fw-btn-1 fw-btn-green\">\n\t<span>Register Here<\/span>\n<\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world obsessed with pace and performance, the faculty leads for our new cohort on the Ashridge Doctorate in Organizational Change invite us to take stock, pay attention, 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