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Force Field Analysis

A one-page decision tool drawn as Kurt Lewin's force field — opposing arrows meeting at a central change. Name the change you're weighing, then list the driving forces pushing toward it and the restraining forces holding it back, one per line. Add a strength of (1) to (5) to any force and its arrow draws longer; the two totals settle into a verdict. Lewin's insight still holds: the fastest way to move a stuck change is to weaken what holds it back, not to push harder. Leave any line blank to map by hand.

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Best for: Pressure-testing a change by weighing what's pushing for it against what's holding it back.

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Weigh the change.

Kurt Lewin's force field, drawn as opposing arrows. Name the change you're weighing, then list the driving forces pushing toward it and the restraining forces holding it back. The arrows draw longer for stronger forces, the totals decide the verdict — and Lewin's insight was that the fastest way to move a stuck change is to weaken what holds it back, not to push harder.

How it works

One force per line — the first five per side draw as arrows.
Add a strength — end a line with (1)–(5) to weight it; no number means medium.
The tally decides — driving total vs restraining total gives the verdict.

Landscape, one page. Leave any line blank to fill in by hand.