Time Management In An Instant

44Forecast the Success of a Solution

If you’re thinking about implementing a change (personal or business, big or small), you can avoid the wasted time of a less-than-viable decision by applying the problem-solving tool of Force Field Analysis. In short, Force Field Analysis is a four-step process that helps you objectively assess the barriers to and drivers towards a successful solution. In order for any change to take hold, the driving forces (those pushing for the change) must be greater than the hindering forces (those pushing against the change). The four steps in the process are:

Step 1: Write down the specific proposed change/solution in the center of the worksheet.

Step 2: In the left-hand column list all the forces that you can think ...