Power Analysis for Strategy
From We Rise and JASS, this activity builds on the power analysis introduced in Understanding Power Over to enable a group to apply the power framework to specific organizing issues in their context both to understand the dynamics of power over they are up against and think through strategies for change. Purpose: Applying the Power Framework to our specific contexts and organizing efforts, we can deepen our analysis of the complexities of power we will need to navigate. It will help us identify the different forms of power at play – from formal power in decision making arenas to less visible but equally important forms of power – shadow forces and invisible power. And it will move towards developing targeted and well-informed strategies that both challenge power over and enable us to build transformative power.
Time: 1.5 - 2 hours
Materials: Copies of handouts: Three Faces of Power definition, Strategies for Power (If possible have the analysis you did for the last section of Understanding Power Over), Flip chart, Markers, Tape
Credit: Developed and adapted by JASS practitioners over the years