Originated by Kurt Lewin (Frontiers in Group Dynamics, 1947).
Lists the forces pushing toward a change and those holding it back, scores each, and points the effort at weakening the strongest restraints.
When to reach for it
Everyone says they support a change, yet it is stuck or likely to stall, and nobody has named what is holding it in place.
How it runs
- State the change as a specific end state.
- List every force pushing toward it.
- List every force pushing against it, including fears and habits.
- Score each force from one to five and total both sides.
- Pick two or three moves, most aimed at the restraints.
- Give each move an owner and an expected effect.
Where it sits in SOLVE eX
Go to the source
- Frontiers in Group Dynamics, Human Relations, 1947