The phrase "to change the way" means to alter or modify the manner or method of doing something. It involves making a difference in how things are typically done or perceived. Full definition
«As our sales are on a gradual path to recovery, we remain focused on our mission of changing the way people think about and eat fast food,» he said. (fortune.com)
Amazing how dying people change their way of thinking near the end of their life. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The course, he says, «completely changed the way in which I understand experiments and analyze data,» he says. (sciencemag.org)