About the Change House

Why use a copy when you could have the original?

Ever since the mid 1990's a copy of the Four Rooms of Change has been spread over the world under the name of the Change House. It is an exact copy in the sense that it uses the same names of the four psychological rooms. Those are Contentment, Denial, Confusion/Chaos and Renewal.

Obviously it is illegal to plagiarize a scientifically published theory in this way, especially without giving honor/credit to the originator. Furthermore, when you read the explanations to the rooms of the Change House they are quite different than Claes Janssen's own, which in itself originates from his ground-breaking and internationally recognized research from the 60's and 70's.

Ashridge develops by using the Four Rooms of Change instead of the Change House

One of the world's leading management institutes, Ashridge, just outside of London, have since the late 90's used the Change House as an important model in many of their courses, programs and consultations.

When they during 2003 found out that there were so much more to the Four Rooms of Change and that it was really an appreciated scientific theory with lots and lots of empirical data, Ashridge decided to contact us to start up a productive collaboration leading to the start of a certification process for several of their faculty members and associated consultants.

Ashridge is also, in close collaboration with Ander & Lindstrom Partners and Claes Janssen, developing an e-learning process that they are offering their customers to introduce them into the Four Rooms of Change Theory. This will be a unique application of The Four Rooms of Change and it is not based on the so called tools, the questionnaires.

Using the Four Rooms of Change Theory and tools as they are intended surely broadens and deepens the understanding of change both on an individual and an organizational level.

Certification

Due to the embedded power of the Four Rooms of Change and the processes it might catalyze with individuals and social systems Ander & Lindstrom together with Claes Janssen provides certification programs to enhance the quality delivered to end customer.

Certification workshops are presently conducted in Sweden, Great Britain and The United States. We are also looking for partners in other countries and regions of the world.

The tools have so far been translated to English, Russian and Norwegian and we have recently had inquiries from China, Nepal, Canada and Australia.

Ongoing R & D

The effort of developing and enhancing the Four Rooms of Change continues even though it was invented more than 30 years ago. Requests for new applications and system approaches are increasing in Sweden as well as in other parts of the world. Examples of present projects are:

• The Four Rooms of Change and children 7-10 years of age - class room applications
• The Four Rooms of Change and team sports
• The Four Rooms of Change in Families
• The silence of journalists - The Four Rooms of Change and Media
• The Four Rooms of Change and the treatment of patients with pain

Other »Change Houses«

There are also a company and a website by the name of the Change House to be found on the Internet. We have no comments, except to say they are not certified users of the Four Rooms of Change Theory and associated tools, nor are they endorsed by or authorized by Ander & Lindstrom Partners and Claes Janssen in anyway; however we wish them good luck in their endeavors as long as they are not plagiarizing the Four Rooms of Change.

Legal stuff

In compliance with national and international law and regulations all immaterial rights of the Four Rooms of Change theory and tools reside with Claes Janssen and Ander & Lindstrom Partners.

The trade marks The Four Rooms of Change, The Four Room Apartment, Fyrarummaren and Forandringens fyra rum have been used by Claes Janssen for more than thirty years. The trade marks as well as the texts and images may only be used after written permission from Claes Janssen or Ander & Lindstrom Partners.

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