Spokes of Change: Applying the Principles to ACCELERATE Change

The ACCELERATE Assessment Principles for Best Practice offer a revitalized framework for advancing sustainable assessment practice. This article explores how the ACCELERATE principles operationalize the mechanics of change, positioning ACCELERATE within the broader landscape of organizational change theory and arguing that its ten principles function as both a roadmap and a catalyst for institutional transformation. By integrating a well-established change management framework, Kotter’s stages of change with ACCELERATE, this paper will explore how the principles parallel phases of organizational change.