By contrast, transformation is the mental and emotional transition that people must undergo to relinquish old arrangements and embrace new ones. There are other distinctions too. Change is made up of events, while transformation is an on-going process. Change is visible and tangible, while transformation is a psychological process that takes place inside people.
Change can happen quickly, but transformation, like any organic process, has its own natural pace. Change is all about the outcome we are trying to achieve; transformation is about how we will get there and how we will manage things while we are en route. Getting people through the transition is essential if the change is actually to work, as planned.