Cambio

The Handy Psychologist!

quite bizarre- a random picture
Cambio was born
when...
without any thought- but when the
chaos is penned down on a piece
Stages Of
of paper and stuck next to the
The 5 week course of Order bizarre, an abstract artwork is
Adaptation to
and Chaos led me through a seen!
journey of abstraction- wherein I Change:
observed, and interpreted my own Order originates in disorder.
understanding and inferences from
what I had observed.
Denial 1
The following is thus a result
of the order I managed to see Anger 2
I learned the fine line between within a reign of what I thought Contemplation 3
order and disorder, not just was disorder, The ‘Cambio’ app,
scientifically, but also abstracted a handy psychologist. Preparation 4
the sense that out of a seemingly
Action 5
invalid subject, one that appears The application’s purpose,
strange and chaotic, can emerge a functionality and usage revolves
beautiful and useful expression. around one basic study, ‘The 5
The expression by itself may seem stages of Adaptation to change’.

A Project by:

Trisha Mehta
 Virtual Leaves:
representing the
changed digital era
Box of possibilities: while you may not benefit
with the fruits of evolution instantly,
Through the Course somewhere down the line, it would lead to
bigger, beneficial changes.

Content
The 5 week course allowed us to INCREMENTUM
explore different concepts and - Trisha Mehta
ways of abstraction through
Wired trunk: symbolizing
rather unexpected means. They the initially unsteady, yet
created huge impacts on our eventually effective
foundation of evolution.
finals. Here’s how Cambio came
to picture... Spinning boundary: Like a black
hole, self-imposed boundaries
regarding personal comfort with self
The ‘Incrementum’: Twine-woven roots: and against the newer and stranger
your current attitude will must be crossed at some point to
The Incrementum, my first always hold you back develop for the better.
assignment was based on 2
articles I’d read about What ‘Cambio’ stands for.
biological evolution and ‘Cambio’, latin for the word change basically stands for
psychological boundaries, the constant need for change, evolution and progress in the
alongside an extract on the human kind. Reading further into the crux of the psychology
behind change, I realized that individuals who cannot adapt
physical universe. The essence
to change may either lose interest in moving on from where
of the three inspired the idea
they currently stand, choose to ignore the necessity of
of a ‘digital tree’ that grows
change altogether, or find themselves defeated by the
unbinding from its boundaries
compromising circumstances; all of which I believe can be
and thrives by transforming considered factors that obstruct personal growth and
into something completely development.
new, something that would
somewhere down the line,
allow it to grow further. How does that make sense?
• Do you find yourself unable to quit a notorious habit
like smoking?
The ‘Easy Struggle’:
• Or perhaps you’ve not yet come to terms with a
My second assignment, based
beloved’s death.
on a book referred to my by
• Maybe you’re simply stressed about the flipping
Mr. Ajai Narendra, allowed climate?
me to understand the
unconventional means of Unbekonst to you, all of the above affects your
creating brilliance, even with subconscious in some way or another. You could be
the most minimal of equipment dealing with internal stress, dips in self-confidence or even a
and nil experience. The pillars sense of constant aggravation against the world not obeying
of this book have allowed me your whims and wishes.
to dream big and thus expand
my knowledge in fields I never Its all natural and you’re not the only one.
thought I could! You’re among the millions who are stuck on a particular
stage of adapting to change and being held back by a
number of factors from moving forward and setting yourself
free of the said bafflement.

Trisha Mehta You’re thus welcome to the Cambio Community!

 My Anonymous Personal chat Online Data

Analysis Denial: 5 Denial: 2 Denial: 3

A brief chart Anger: 2 Anger: 0 Anger: 2

representing no of
people that Contemplation: 6 Contemplation: 5 Contemplation: 4
responded to
change following Preparation: 2 Preparation: 3 Preparation: 2
the deduced trend.

Action: 1 Action: 3 Action: 1

Plan Of Action
I’ve concluded that
Studying behaviors of The App and its uses:
people subconsciously
people against change:
The Cambio app allows know that the
Web browsing: Introduced me users to have their own appropriate stage to
to the 5 stages of the process of identities for regular usage. Its stand long on in terms
adaptation to change. a platform where they can post
of change is stage 5,
their problems and wait for
Questionnaires I conducted them to be addressed by other Action, since when
through survey monkey, users or psychologists. interacted with
telephone conversations and
They can also take personally, a wider no
social media taught me that
questionnaires that analyze of people responded
most people happen to be
instantly react to implication of their input data and revert with
with ‘appropriate’
change standing on stage 1- information about the stage
they currently stand on and the most answers to same
denial, or stage 3-
Contemplation, while their goal stage they should aim for and questions that got
should be Action, stage 5. how they can get to the desired more negative-seeming
I further learned that data stage. feedback online.
abstracted through anonymous It also connects to the
portal is more accurate and Cambio Community, a forum
perhaps even ‘open’ compared Thus, their
were users can interact with one
to data collected through
personal interactions.
another and psychologists and subconscious tells them
discuss issues regarding the the necessary action
I also took aid of already same.
needed to be take,
published articles about workers Users are free to follow
and their adapting patterns to other users and psychologists to but, the progress is
change learning keep updated about their stopped by the
from_________________ that a theories and ideas and can also conscious.
higher % of workers are unable share their own concerns and
to decide if change would bring thoughts for the same!
in more benefits or problems. Trisha Mehta
 Abstracting Art
Accordance and Variance

-Trisha Mehta

This artwork is a
representation of the data in
the line chart provide, as
explained on the next page.

The Sunflower Sees No. of people per Stage of Change

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-Trisha Mehta 14

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The Sunflower Sees (bottom) is a 10

Online Data

visual representation of the 8

Personal Chat

‘Change Curve’ as shown below. 6 Anonymus

Ive explained the thought behind 4

it on the next page. 2

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Denial Anger Contempla6on Prepara6on Ac6on
 The ‘Cambio’ Logo
-Trisha Mehta The Cambio Logo
The Cambio logo consists
of intersecting ‘delta’
signs- delta being the
greek symbol for
change. The changing
color and flipped
orientation of the sign
The Layouts and Design by the proximity and inclination represents a complete
of flower’s head to the sun ‘makeover’ while the
(since a sunflower is healthiest maintained gradient and
The template chosen for the
when its capable of moving shape express the fact
Cambio app is of monochrome
along the direction of them sun). that despite said
gradient- to emphasize on the
Thus, the Closest flower (in ‘makeover’, one doesn’t
stark contrast that I wish to
terms of length and inclination) lost their true face.
present as ‘change’.
to the sun represents the highest
level of morale and
The other fonts, symbols, The title font represents
competence.
interactive icons and user- the same idea; remaining
The no. of petals (showing
friendly interface are designed consistent in color but
the health) of the flower are
for the same and easy changing in font.
proportional to the increasing
navigation.
benefits and possibilities that are
outcomes of said stage.
The prototype also links to
Wordpress servers for reference
The second visual, too is an
Inspiration for Art
to questionnaires and forums.
abstract of a plotted graph of
information about the no of ‘The Labyrinth’
people that happen to stand on
Art-Work and Visual one particular stage. My third assignment,
Representations If the said visual were to be The Labyrinth was a 2d
kept on a 2d graph, with the artwork based on
The first visual base x-axis being the no. of
Mathematical poems-
representation is what I like to stages and y-axis being the no.
call ‘The Sunflower Sees’. It’s a of people standing on the said the Linear systems and
visual representation of the stage. the non-linear
Change curve that plots Morale The thickness of the line at equation. The statistical
of people facing change v/s each particular stage is
representation of the
Time- each point plotted on the proportional to consistency of
data between the 3 different two led me to creating
graph representing the 5 stages
of adaption of change. sources the data was obtained the said piece of art
from. The further away the top and thus inspired all
The length of the flower and bottom lines the higher the the artworks I’ve
represents the ‘time’ axis, thus, consistency between the 3
displayed in this
longer the stem, higher the level sources and Vice versa.
of stage of change (Shortest This is the visual I call document for
stem= stage1). The morale and ‘Accordance and Variance’. ‘Cambio’.
competence axis is represented
 Questionnaire Conclusions:
Which answer tells what about you
I’ve structured my questionnaire’s answers You’re too Angry!
serially so the software can easily conclude the Repulsive answers like ‘I hate
users overall result. interruptive guests’ to questions asking
about the welcoming of uninvited family
members often show that you’re standing
You’re in denial: on the second stage of change and its of
utmost importance that you move on.
The first chosen answer to every question
Anger is a rather dangerous state of mind
usually reflects that the user is in denial. For
to be in for too long, especially when trying
instance, when asked, ‘How do you react to
to get used to something alien. It can lead
climate change’, user answering ‘I don't
you into a state of turmoil and agitation to
understand why we cant just have a constant
not just the subject that bother you, but also
climate. I'm comfortable with a particular kind
towards others. In fact, psychologists claim
of atmosphere and temperature- so why cant it
that this is the first step towards absolute
prevail?’ happens to be stating that they don’t
repulsion and offers the individual least
merely fail to accept adapt to the change but
morale and competence.
also fail to accept and understand the need
Its understandable that you might find it
for it. It is very important that they do so, after
difficult to move further. Anger is a state
all, without a steady climate change how can
that doesn't wander off easily, however,
the environment function the way it does?
you could consider making a list of pros
They must start by taking baby steps- this
and cons regarding the subject that
thought itself might lead them towards stage 2-
warrants change and concentrate on
anger. That would be a good step. However, it
delving deeper into the more substantial
is also important that they don't find
side. You could perhaps find yourself
themselves stuck in a bubble of rage and
convince that the change is worth it, and if
annoyance and soon enough move on to
not, you might even find a way out of the
contemplate the importance of changes.
changing subject!

You’ve been Contemplating...

Contemplation is the key to make the right decisions. Answers like ‘I will or I'll try influencing
the culture itself!’ when facing immense cultural change clearly show that you are ready to
accept the fact that change in impending and are ready to allow yourself to look at the other
side of it.
You’ve understood that there are two sides of every coin and are ready to acknowledge the
fact that something you wouldn’t have agreed to might have beneficial prospects. Thus, you are
ready for preparation!
You can start by making a ‘plan of action’ and penning down ways to follow it. Give
yourself some time and try to adapt to change. You might not get it instantly, but you might get
with a determined attitude!
 Questionnaire Conclusions:
If your answers didn’t match the ones
above you’re on the final stages!
Preparation is progressing... You’re in Action!
The fourth MCQ answer generally
reflects that the users are the If your answers generally happen to be the
individuals allowing themselves to 5th choices on the MCQ option list, you’re
explore the most of what the situation already in action!
offers them. You’ve already been through the entire
You might find yourself thinking like, process of letting go of self-imposed
‘I'd start preparing for my new tasks boundaries, understanding the need for
right away!’ when asked to suddenly moving on and most importantly, have
switch tasks at workplace show a practiced allowing yourself to move on as well!
positive approach towards upcoming While stage 5, Action, is the ideal stage to be
change- one of the key factors that you in, there might be chances that the transition
aid an individual to complete the entire that has occurred, even though has already
process smoothly. occurred, still baffles you.
Researches show that people That is not uncommon and not a problem.
standing on the fourth stage are You might find yourself missing your old
generally ‘acceptors’ of change who bygone habits, or wondering if you made the
with extremely high and renewed levels right choice contemplating or if you indeed
of morale and competence in terms of mastered preparing- all you need to do now is
work as well as basic behavior. get used to your new self, otherwise, you face
Annoyance to minute events around the risk of landing back in Denial, stage 1, and
would stop bothering you and actions going through the entire process again!
you take that don't work out well would Give yourself time while preparation itself,
leave behind a positive impact too. To and if you think you haven't given enough
actually begin the implementation all before, you may go back to stage 4. However,
you have to do is keep working on the don’t allow yourself to be convinced that
practice, which will soon become a you’ve made a mistake. Going back to
habit and eventually, a routine! incrementum’s moral, ‘You may not see the
While to evolve mentally and advantages of evolution right away, however,
psychologically as an individual you you will someday be rewarded with an open
must go though all the five stages of box of possibilities!’
change, if you find yourself wishing to
gather the benefits of this stage a little
Questionnaire Created and edited by:
longer- there is no problem at all.
Trisha Mehta
Standing here would be a
confirmed ticket towards Action, stage Citation:
5- so whether you board the plane now ‘The psychology of change management’- Emily Lawson
or later wouldn’t matter! and Colin Price
‘Change and Inconsistency’- Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy
 Thank You!

If You think you can’t handle change, you’re

most welcome to be a part of the Cambio
Community. If you can understand the process,
though, join us anyways- Perhaps your
experience would help a fellow Cambio user!

Good Luck!
-Trisha Mehta