Process flow
Analysis consists of the following stages:
Prepare a diagram consisting of two columns and write the current situation in the center.
Identify the objective and write it below the description of the current situation.
Identify the driving forces and write them in the left column.
Recognize the inhibitory forces and place them on the right side of the diagram.
The next steps depend on individual preferences: you can draw arrows for each force, expressing its strength, or give it a score on a scale of your choice and then add up the score. The resulting value will determine where to start and how to guide the change process. Above all, the model should be transparent to the team involved.
Assumptions
In order for the whole process to be successful, it is necessary to start by removing the objections that accompany those involved in implementing the change. According to Levin's model, the greater the pressure, the stronger the resistance. For example, if a person who has just obtained a driving license immediately sets out on the motorway, any negative event will influence his subsequent reluctance and fear of driving. It is important to start on state roads in order to get used to the car and traffic. Possible setbacks must be combated from the base, and the strengthening of driving forces should only occur after the anxiety has been overcome. The change must be managed in such a way that it does not become a temporary situation: the smoker must aim to quit smoking for more than a few days, as the change would be meaningless. The so-called "freezing" of new attitudes, i.e. making them permanent, must be supported by introducing new guidelines or benefits. For example, by launching an incentive plan to encourage colleagues to get used to the change more quickly: initially, each day without smoking could be rewarded with a piece of cake.