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Developing Change Competence: Empowering Individuals for a Transformative World

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  • Monique Landberg

    (University of Education Weingarten)

  • Barbara Wolf

    (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

Abstract

Despite unprecedented access to education and digital resources, individuals today face a paradox: increasing global connectivity and technological progress are accompanied by rising levels of insecurity, decision fatigue, and psychological stress. While macrolevel transformations—such as digitalization and climate change—are well-documented, the microlevel impact on individual agency remains undervalued. Current educational systems often fail to cultivate the specific Individual Change Competence (ICC) needed to navigate this unpredictability. Drawing on entrepreneurial thinking, design approaches, and psychological theories of agency and resilience, we conceptualize the development of ICC as a process consisting of four interlinked stages: Perception of change, Preparedness, Commitment, and Action. Based on this concept and as an educational application, this chapter proposes that Entrepreneurial Life Design (ELD), with its reflective exercises and iterative learning cycles, can foster both capability and Willingness to Change (WtC). We highlight implications for higher education, professional development, and lifelong learning, and call for future research to empirically validate the ICC Model and examine how structured ELD interventions influence proactive behavior, resilience, well-being, and performance across diverse populations.

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  • Monique Landberg & Barbara Wolf, 2027. "Developing Change Competence: Empowering Individuals for a Transformative World," FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship,, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:fgfchp:978-3-032-30930-3_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-30930-3_2
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