Kurt lewin force field analysis pdf

Force-field Analysis was introduced by Kurt (Field theory in social science, Harper and Row, 1951), based on his earlier Field Theory developments, as a framework for studying the forces that influence individuals and their situations.

Lewin described the ‘field’ as the individual’s mental construct that contained their motives, values, needs, goals, anxieties, and ideals. He theorized that an individual’s interaction (experience) with an external stimulus was important in their development or regression.

Lewin applied these principles to the analysis of societal group behaviour in several areas in order to determine whether there would be forward movement or retreat from progress. (Thomas in Long Range Planning 18:54–59, 1985) explained that, although Force-field Analysis had been used in various contexts, it was rarely applied to strategy; but he suggested that the method could provide new insights into the evaluation and implementation of chang