Research-based Tools

Common sense tools;
cutting edge research

RapidChange brings together the best research in three distinct areas so you can create your business solutions. For more than 20 years, we have been on the leading edge of:

Emotions research:

because despite more than 100 years of trying to ban emotions at the office/factory door, they continue to drive most decisions – often in the wrong direction.

RapidChange founder Magaly Rodriguez, then a Catholic nun, used her experiences negotiating with criminal gangs in Miami to examine how emotions can impact the working dynamics within organizations. She teamed with noted emotions researcher Dr. David Hawkins to develop an innovative use for his Courage Scale.

The study of emotions led us to …
Brain research:

because in the last 20 years we have learned a staggering amount about how our brains process information and how that impacts our ability to communicate and execute.

Harvard researcher Dr. John Ratey and his cutting edge work on the brain has become central to RapidChange. In addition, National Institute of Mental Health leader Paul Maclean was an early guiding force. The work today is continued by names such as Daniel Pink, Steven Johnson and Amy Arnsten.

Their work has brought us back to …
Best business practices:

because the economy and markets change so quickly and dramatically that successful organizations have to be wired for constant change. Results come from asking the right questions, analyzing the right data and including the right people.

Mark Suwyn, former Fortune 500 CEO, private equity partner and former chairman of Junior Achievement Intl., has led the practical application of this research to lead successful business turnarounds and mergers. In addition, our work is informed by friends-of-Rapid Change: Futurist Watts Wacker, Fast Company founder Alan M. Webber and WeMedia founder Dale Peskin.