Coaching practices for Behavior Change Wheel
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I reach for the same go-to fix for every change
- I’ve looked honestly at my life and now I want to fix all of it at once
- I keep reaching for tracking apps and tidy action plans before I’ve done any of the inner work, and they never stick
- I genuinely want to do the thing, but my whole space fights me on it
- I have no real read on whether I’m actually doing this or just feel like I am
Practices that may help
- Match your intervention type to the COM-B gap
Use the Behavior Change Wheel to select the intervention approach that fits the diagnosed gap — not your default.
The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel - The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behavior) is a diagnostic framework developed by Michie and colleagues that maps the three conditions any behavior requires: you must be able to do it, have the opportunity to do it, and want to do it. Research supporting COM-B as a systematic intervention framework is largely expert-consensus and observational rather than RCT; its main value is stopping you from applying the wrong lever. - Choose one domain to move, not all of them
The worst use of a wheel assessment is trying to improve every domain simultaneously.
The Wheel of Life, Made Practical - Apply the experiential processes early, behavioral ones later
Use consciousness-raising and emotional arousal early; counter-conditioning and stimulus control after you commit.
The Transtheoretical Model of Change, Made Practical - Engineer your physical environment to create opportunity
Rearrange space, tools, and access so the desired behavior is the path of least resistance.
The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel - Install feedback loops to track behavior and adjust
Measure the behavior directly and use the data to update your intervention, not just your motivation.
The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel - Environment Design for Behavior Change
Environment design uses the well-documented finding that behavior tracks context more than intention: placing healthy options visibly, removing cues for unwanted behaviors, and reducing friction for good ones changes what people do without relying on willpower. The evidence for context effects on behavior is strong; specific design prescriptions vary in how well they have been tested. - Use reciprocal determinism to change behavior by changing environment or cognition first
Because person, behavior, and environment influence each other, changing any one of them can shift the whole system.
Social Cognitive Theory - Build psychological capability through knowledge and practice
Acquire the understanding and self-regulatory skill the behavior demands before expecting consistent performance.
The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel - Diagnose before you prescribe with COM-B
Before picking a strategy, identify which of Capability, Opportunity, or Motivation is the bottleneck.
The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
Related concerns
- Knowledge Behavior Change
Acquire the understanding and self-regulatory skill the behavior demands before expecting consistent performance.
Build psychological capability through knowledge and practice
- Behavior Change Barriers
Rearrange space, tools, and access so the desired behavior is the path of least resistance.
Engineer your physical environment to create opportunity
- Behavior Change Framework
Use consciousness-raising and emotional arousal early; counter-conditioning and stimulus control after you commit.
Apply the experiential processes early, behavioral ones later
- The Com B Model And Behavior Change Wheel On A Budget
COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behavior) is a diagnostic framework developed by Michie and colleagues that maps the three conditions any behavior requires: you must be able to do it, have the opportunity to do it, and want to do it. Research supporting COM-B as a systematic intervention framework is largely expert-consensus and observational rather than RCT; its main value is stopping you from applying the wrong lever.
- Act Behavior Change
Use consciousness-raising and emotional arousal early; counter-conditioning and stimulus control after you commit.
- Behavior Change Strategy
Use consciousness-raising and emotional arousal early; counter-conditioning and stimulus control after you commit.
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