The new chairperson of the nursing department has determined that the faculty's teaching is stagnant and outmoded. The chairperson would like to encourage the faculty to adopt more innovative teaching strategies. According to Lewin, what is the first step in initiating this plan?

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1. Bringing in an expert to talk to the faculty would be ineffective until the faculty is beginning to "unfreeze" their current beliefs about teaching. Introducing an expert at this time might do more harm than good.
2. The first step is to unfreeze the existing equilibrium by asking staff to become part of the process of change, particularly in the first phase.
3. Asking the staff to assist in developing a plan is incorrect because the planning part of the process occurs after the problem areas have been identified.
4. The faculty will likely not be receptive to new strategies until they have identified a need to change.

The New Chairperson of the Nursing Department Has Determined That