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11 years ago Edited: 11 years ago, howard
Describe how a force-field analysis functions, and how it can assist in planned change.

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One useful technique for identifying sources of resistance (and support) is called force-field analysis. This technique, developed by Kurt Lewin, is based on an analogy to physics: A body will remain at rest when the sum of the forces operating on it is zero. When the forces pushing or pulling it in one direction exceed the forces pushing or pulling it in the opposite one, the body will move in the direction of the greater forces. (Note, however, that in criminal justice administration, change involves social forces rather than physical ones.) Generally, we focus on reducing rather than overcoming resistance.  Three steps are involved in a force-field analysis:
   1.   Identifying driving forces (those supporting change) and restraining forces             (those resisting change);
   2.   Analyzing the forces identified in Step 1; and
   3.   Identifying alternative strategies for changing each force identified in Step 1;        focus on reducing forces of resistance.
Source  Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management Seventh Edition Kenneth W. Peak
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The force field analysis developed by Lewin is used to determine which elements inside a setting or organization move a person toward or away from a desirable state, as well as which elements resist the driving forces.

These may be analyzed to help make decisions that make change more bearable. ‘Forces’ are more than just changeable attitudes. Kurt Lewin recognized that people’s attitudes about change are based on a lot of emotion.
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