Problem Solving Tool - Force Field Analysis

2 Hour Topic

Employees, Supervisors, Managers, Directors, Executives

The force field analysis is a time- tested tool that serves as a basis for examining organization systems or situations, small or large, simple or more complex, The analysis is simple and practical device that allows individuals, teams and work groups to identify the forces or causes of change in a system as well as to determine the strength of those causes influencing the current situation. Clarifying the specific driving and opposing forces in the field of interaction can lead to specific solutions which can then be prioritized in a plan for change. Because of its very simplicity, the force field analysis can also be applied in a variety of other ways to map the dynamics that effect change.