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Resistance analysis

A mapping of change resistance by type — rational, experiential, political, values-based — plus diagnosis of the underlying concern driving each instance.

What this means in practice

AI change requires this diagnosis because resistance often reflects legitimate concerns (job security, agency, dignity) that compliance-and-training campaigns cannot address.

Synonyms

resistance diagnosis , change resistance mapping

See also

  • AI-specific resistance — Resistance patterns distinct to AI transformation — fear of role replacement, distrust of algorithmic opacity, prior adverse experience with automation, and legitimate ethical concern about bias or surveillance.
  • ADKAR — Prosci's five-stage individual change model — Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement — that describes the sequence through which a single person adopts a change.

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