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    Short-Term Wins — AI transformation lever in the Future Positive Atlas

    ROI / RV-17

    Short-Term Wins

    0.36Adaptability average

    Kotter's 8-Step model places Short-Term Wins at the centre of change-programme design. The argument is that complex transformation cannot sustain itself on long-term promises alone — visible early successes are essential for silencing scepticism, rewarding the people who took initial risk, and building the momentum that carries the organisation through the harder middle phases. The frameworks recommend deliberate staging of pilots to produce these wins, amplification of results through internal communications, and explicit linkage of early outcomes to the broader narrative.

    Potential across the 5 Future Positive Principles

    Self-Directed
    Agency-Centered
    Impact-Led
    System-Focused
    Evolution-Driven
    Industry Standard baseline
    Future Positive potential

    Source Frameworks