So I've chatted with some friends about this node - and one of them recommended mocking. I kid you not.

The argument seems to be that if people are resitant to change, pointing out the the fact that the downsides to to 'staying the same' are just as big -- if not bigger than 'changing', might help. For maximum effect your code has to be better than the current stuff. And the bigger your 'pro change' group is the stronger the peer pressure is :)