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Topic: Force field analysis

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	Successful Communication Tool - Force Field Analysis
		Force Field Analysis was developed by Lewin (1951) and is widely used to inform decision-making, particularly in planning and implementing change management programmes in organisations.
		All the forces in support of the change are then listed in a column to the left (driving the change forward) while all forces working against the change are listed in a column to the right (holding it back).
		A useful next step on from Force Field Analysis is Stakeholder Analysis in which the specific stakeholders for and against a change are identified, together with their power, influence and interests.
	www.odi.org.uk /RAPID/Tools/Toolkits/Communication/Forcefield_analysis.html (469 words)

	Productivity improvement section.
		Force field analysis is a management technique developed by Kurt Lewin, a pioneer in the field of social sciences, for diagnosing situations.
		Driving forces are those forces affecting a situation that are pushing in a particular direction; they tend to initiate a change and keep it going.
		Restraining forces are forces acting to restrain or decrease the driving forces.
	www.accel-team.com /techniques/force_field_analysis.html (491 words)

	Force Field Analysis - Forcefield Analysis - Decision Making from Mind tools
		Force Field Analysis is a useful technique for looking at all the forces for and against a decision.
		By carrying out the analysis you can plan to strengthen the forces supporting a decision, and reduce the impact of opposition to it.
		Force Field Analysis is a useful technique for looking at all the forces for and against a plan.
	www.mindtools.com /forcefld.html (1382 words)

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