Protected: Force Field Analysis
Force Field Analysis is a rigorous self-assessment technique for identifying strengths and weaknesses. It was originally developed by Kurt Lewin as a psychological behavioral model, and has subsequently taken many forms as applied to other areas. Lewin’s technique involved the identification of ‘forces for’ and ‘forces against’ a desired outcome. This modified version is more visually simplified. The goal of the FFA is to identify areas for improvement or elimination, the latter being a component of a Pareto Principle analysis.
1. Identify all parameters of the area you are assessing.
2. For each parameter, determine a ‘best case’ and a ‘worst case’ scenario. The best case describes the desired situation. The worst case describes an absolutely castastrophic situation.
3. Create a visual representation of the current situation. For each parameter, place the best and worst case scenarios as opposite poles of a bar, then create a mark on the bar which represents the true depiction of your current situation, relative to the two extremes.
This example assesses the current situation in a laboratory facility:
