Week Four Reflections

From the Harris (2010) text the four strategies for sustaining improvement: force field analysis, Delphi method, Nominal Group Technique, and the CARE model were very useful and informative. The Force Field Analysis was very enlightening. Force Field Analysis is a tool developed by social scientist Kurt Lewin. He believed that there are forces that drive change and forces that resist it. In order for change to occur, the driving forces must exceed those resisting it. So to bring about change you will first need to examine and understand the circumstances surrounded the needed change. The steps for conducting a Force Field Analysis include 1) describe the current situation, 2) describe the proposed change, 3) identify what will happen if no change occurs, 4) identify the forces driving the proposed change, 5) identify the forces resisting the change, 6) determine whether the change is viable, and 7) what is needed for implementation?