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Action Planning: Force-Field Analysis (FFA)

A tool to identify priority action areas

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Forces

Objective

Constraining Forces

Driving Forces

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Force field analysis: process

Set objectives

Set objectives

develop potential actions

develop potential actions

identifyforces

identifyforces

selectforces feasible

to influence

selectforces feasible

to influence

brainstormbrainstormdevelop and test

strategies

develop and test

strategies

developtasks and

timing

developtasks and

timing

Force field analysis

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Instructions

Follow the assignments described on p.35For the Force Field Analysis we limit

ourselves to Instructions 1 and 2 on p.35

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Instructions List restraining and driving forces Use form one (p 36 -37), Write your objective and as many restraining forces

(anything which is likely to get in the way of achieving the objective) and driving forces (that help achieving it).

Give a short description If you prefer, forces can be grouped, e.g.:

– institutions (eg government) – skills/ attitudes/ procedures– site problems– finance

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Form for driving forces

Objective:

Driving Force Short description

Influence Time Resources Commitment

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Form for restraining forces

Objective:

Restraining Force Short description

Influence Time Resources Commitment

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Instructions Test against criteria Once you have written the forces, check to see if

they are feasible to influence. Write “Yes” or “No” in the boxes on the right.– Possible to influence? Is it realistic that we can influence this force/ do something

to change?– Can influence in time? Is it possible to have a significant influence within the time

you have set in the objectives.– Are resources available to influence? Is it realistic that we can get together the

resources which are necessary to influence this force?– Is there enough commitment? Do you feel strongly enough about influencing this

force? Is it likely that the support of others (politics, population) will back you?

Any ideas you get for action can be noted down separately - don’t come out with solutions yet!

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Draw the Forces in the Force Field diagram (p. 38)

Driving Forces Constraining forces

Financial resources

Positive attitude of a section of the community

Capacity building programmes

Quality of projects (plans)

Poor quality of physical interventions

Imposed community organisation

Community distrust on government interventions

Government attitude(stigmatisation)

Corruption

Community organisation

Force field analysislisting of forces

Objective: To finish all retaining walls by the end of 2006 in all sectors of Slum Julian Blanco

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Force field analysis: filtering to key forces

Filter most important key forcesWhat are the strongest forces?What forces can be influenced?Draw the Forces in the Force Field diagram

(p. 39)Rule of thumb: filter down to seven forces

– 2 driving forces– 5 constraining forces

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Force Field Analysis filtering key forces

Driving Forces Constraining forces

Capacity building programmes

Poor quality of physical interventions

Imposed community organisation

Community distrust on government interventions

Government attitude(stigmatisation)

Corruption

Community organisation

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Conclusions and next steps

FFA is a tool to help develop practical and innovative courses of action

FFA can help you to streamline your objective within the time frame of the action plan

The following steps will be to brainstorm and then test and prioritize the ideas in order to develop an action plan