Immunity to Change X-ray – Business Meditation

In this second business meditation of the Unfolding Thought series, Eric Pratum introduces the Immunity to Change X-Ray, a framework developed by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey to uncover the hidden barriers preventing meaningful change.

The Immunity to Change framework reveals how unconscious fears and competing commitments hold us back, even when we’re motivated to improve. Through a guided exercise, you’ll explore your own commitments, uncover the big assumptions driving them, and learn how to test these beliefs to unlock progress.

Whether you’re a manager, parent, or someone striving to make lasting changes in your personal or professional life, this episode will help you take meaningful steps forward.

Mentioned in the Episode:

• The four steps of the Immunity to Change X-Ray: Commitment to Change, Identifying Competing Commitments, Exploring Big Assumptions, and Testing Assumptions.
• How unconscious fears and competing commitments block progress.
• Practical questions to help you uncover and challenge limiting beliefs.

Links:

• Learn more about the Immunity to Change X-Ray on Wikipedia: Visit en.wikipedia.org

Start at the beginning of the series:

• On the website: View the related episode
• YouTube Playlist: Visit youtube.com
• Or by searching for Episode 4, titled Unfolding Thought, in your podcast platform of choice.

Visit the Unfolding Thought website: Browse all episodes

Join the Conversation:

Have thoughts or questions about this episode? Reach out to Eric at eric@inboundandagile.com or connect on social media.

Key takeaways

• A stated commitment to change can coexist with hidden commitments designed to protect us from risk, embarrassment, or loss.
• The Immunity to Change X-Ray makes the system visible by connecting current behaviors, competing commitments, worries, and the assumptions beneath them.
• Lasting change begins with small, safe tests of a big assumption—not with more willpower or a larger goal.

Questions this conversation answers

• Why do motivated people keep doing things that work against their own goals?
• What is a competing commitment, and how can you uncover it?
• How do big assumptions create an invisible immunity to change?
• What makes a useful test of a limiting assumption?

Continue listening

If this conversation was useful, continue with Lindsay McGregor: Blame the System, Not the Person.

Questions or guest ideas? Contact Eric.