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Old change models 'refroze' a culture after a change. In Goldberg's framework, what final stage replaces refreezing?

The Dynamic Stage, open to constant change.

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  1. The Static Stage
  2. The Frozen Stage
  3. The Dynamic Stage ✔

Why: Goldberg's stages are Static, Fluid and Dynamic. Since change now comes fast, the culture should not freeze again. In the Dynamic Stage people stay flexible and expect more change.

Huh, didn't know that: Goldberg says the major roadblock to managing change is that change never happens in isolation.

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Why did the ice cube refuse to refreeze? It wanted to go with the flow.
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Answer: The Dynamic Stage. Goldberg's stages are Static, Fluid and Dynamic. Since change now comes fast, the culture should not freeze again. In the Dynamic Stage people stay flexible and expect more change.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 4: Strategic Perspectives, reading 15.2, Managing Change: Not the Chaos Caused by Change (Beverly Goldberg) (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Volume_4_Web_4028F891F0A14.pdf
    breaking with the classic idea of refreezing the culture as a final stage, the culture is moved to a Dynamic Stage
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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