Evolution cannot be forced—it must be consciously chosen.

Mandated change breeds compliance theatre; invitation (clear choices, transparent stakes) awakens intrinsic motivation for growth.

- Imposed: "Everyone must do agile"—surface buy-in, hidden sabotage.

- Invited: "Choose your pathway (Foundation/Transitions/Evolution)"—voluntary commitment.

- Symptoms: Change fatigue, cynicism, "not my priority."

- Diagnostic: Gauge readiness (L1 resistance vs. L3 openness).

- Intervention: Frame t&i as choice architecture—show costs/benefits of staying vs. evolving.

- Pathway: [Transitions Pathway](/pathways/transitions)

- Self-Determination Theory (Deci/Ryan: autonomy → motivation).

- Laloux, Reinventing Organizations (invitational cultures).

- Voluntaryism in self-management (Holacracy, sociocracy).