Conduct a force field analysis for something that needs to be changed (work, personal, other). Refer to page 499-500, see figure 14.1 and the toolkit. (1) what is the problem and what change is desired, what is preventing change and why hasn't it happened yet? [why is the status quo remained constant] (2) identify drivers and barriers and denote their strength by length of vectors (example to follow, you make your own based on your change): Example: A rural school district trying to improve third grade student achievement test scores in math. Drivers Barriers Compelling Vision --------------> <----------------- Budget Reductions SMART Goals --------> <---------------------- Poor Math Curriculum Board Support --------------> <------- Low Parental Involvement Teacher Buy-In ----------> <------------- Reduced # of Teachers Open Enrollment ----> <------------- Increased Class Size Published Test Results ---------> <------------------- No Mentor Program (3) strategy/action: (a) how can you weaken the barriers and what drivers could be added? (b) utilize Kotter's 8 stages or change (or other change model/theory), and (c) what are steps, stakeholders, and timeline (tip: it's helpful to form part c in a table so clear and easy to track/measure progress)