{"id":4910,"date":"2016-11-10T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T05:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:29:41","slug":"force-field-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/force-field-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Facilitate Force Field Analysis Leading to Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Force Field analysis modifies and improves upon a similar approach called \u201cpros &amp; cons.\u201d Force Field analysis helps groups identify and prioritize\u00a0actions and opportunities for improvement, especially among product and project teams.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This approach to Force Field analysis makes it easier for groups to organize their thinking while encouraging thoughtful exploration. Once supportive and hindering forces are identified, the group analyzes the impact, leading to actions that reinforce the positive and mitigate the negative forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Procedure to Facilitate Force Field Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Force field analysis begins by identifying the objectives, or CTQs (Critical to Quality), or targets. First, facilitate clear understanding of WHAT needs to change. Next, <strong>for each<\/strong> discrete objective (typically built in advance of a meeting or workshop and provided in a pre-read as a slide or handout), ask the following questions, ONE AT A TIME:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What is hindering us from reaching this target (negative, or forces hindering change)?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Environmental Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Structural\/ Organizational Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Technological Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Individual Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What is helping us move toward this target (positive, or forces supporting change)?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Environmental Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Structural\/ Organizational Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Technological Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Individual Forces<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The responses will generate two new lists (ie, positive\/ supporting and negative\/ hindering forces). Adapt the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2YyjP3T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Senge<\/a> philosophy that it is easier to remove obstacles (the hindrances) than to push harder (supportive forces). Focus discussion on what we can do differently to overcome the hindrances or obstacles. Facilitate the discussion on <u>one obstacle at a time<\/u>. For each obstacle, consider at least one action and perhaps more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Once all actions have been clarified and understood, it may be necessary to prioritize them. When you have more than a one dozen actions, consider the Pareto Principle (ie, 80-20 Rule). If so, use MG RUSH&#8217;s <em>PowerBall,<\/em>\u00a0<em>Perceptual Mapping, or Decision-Matrix<\/em> tools to facilitate consensual prioritization.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Notes about Force Field Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">See how the first list of objectives generates two lists (i.e., supports and hindrances) that lead to one consolidated action list, as shown in the diagram:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_290\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/screen-shot-2011-07-16-at-3-17-36-pm-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-image-290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/screen-shot-2011-07-16-at-3-17-36-pm1.png\" alt=\"Transform Force-Field Analysis into Actions, Facilitate Force Field Analysis\" width=\"545\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/screen-shot-2011-07-16-at-3-17-36-pm1.png 545w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/screen-shot-2011-07-16-at-3-17-36-pm1-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Transform Force Field Analysis into Actions<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities daily during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Force Field analysis modifies and improves upon a similar approach called \u201cpros &amp; cons.\u201d Force Field analysis helps groups identify and prioritize\u00a0actions and opportunities for improvement, especially among product and project teams. This approach to Force Field analysis makes it easier for groups to organize their thinking while encouraging thoughtful exploration. 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