Force Field Analysis is another tool that can be useful in understanding power both within your organisation and externally. This method encourages you to think beyond people, including culture, processes, systems and structures in your analysis.

Using the Force Field Analysis tool, you can analyse each factor that could have an impact on the introduction of your solution, and state whether they are a force for change (ie, they will support the new solution), or a force resisting change (ie, they will block the solution).

Once you have identified all the forces, you can score each one. Total up the scores across all the elements to determine which side has the highest score. If there is a much higher score for forces against change, you will need to review whether the introduction of this new solution will require more adaptation and change in the organisation than is feasible.