Kurt Lewin Flashcards
What is Kurt Lewin’s Theory?
Change Theory
(True or False) Theory of Change is described as “a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why a desired change is expected to happen in a particular context.”
True
Can the Theory of Change begin at any stage of an initiative?
Yes. It all depends on the intended usage.
He is the Father of Social Psychology
Kurt Lewin
What is Kurt Lewin’s 3 stage model of change?
unfreezing - change - refreeze
What are the 3 major concepts of the change theory?
- Driving Forces
- Restraining Forces
- Equilibrium
Are those that push in a direction that causes change to occur or that facilitate the change because they push a person in a desired direction. They cause a shift in the equilibrium towards change.
Driving Forces
Are those forces that counter the driving force. They hinder change because they push the patient in the opposite direction. They cause shift in the equilibrium that opposes change.
Restraining Forces
Is a state of being where driving forces equal restraining forces, and no change occurs. It can be raised or lowered by changes that occur between the driving and restraining forces
Equilibrium
It is the process which involves finding a method of making it possible for people to let go of an old pattern that was somehow counterproductive. It is necessary to overcome the strains of individual resistance and group conformity.
Unfreezing
This is the stage that is also called “moving to a new level” or “movement,” involves a process of
change in thoughts, feeling, behaviour, or all three, that is in some way more liberating or more
productive.
Change Stage
It is establishing the change as the new habit, so that it now becomes the “standard operating procedure”.
Refreezing Stage
