Method/approach tends to win out for change management because it is tangible, marketable and can be a baton pass to action and activity. It is an easy way to avoid design/structure. It is based on status quo. Initially, it is less expensive. It can work well for projects that have minimal and visible impact.
Design/structure is, initially at least, less tangible, tougher to measure and easy to own. It is often forced into situations where method has been decided on. It is always a risk and often bucks status quo. It takes the kind of time which can equal the perception of expensive. For whole organization change avoiding, giving short shrift to (http://preview.tinyurl.com/y89th9r) or sidestepping design/structure will make method/approach become very expensive.
As an executive planning for whole organization change do not let the methods of external consultants and firms get in the way of design and structure. Method and approach will be guided by design and structure. And a well thought out structure might just give you the method for the next grand initiative.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ygyg43r for the LinkedIn discussion.
