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  * Identify the sources of instability in a specific local area.
  * Design activities that specifically address the identified sources of instability.
  * Monitor and evaluate activity outputs and impacts, as well as changes in overall stability.
  (See ATP 3-07.5 for a more detailed description of the District Stability Framework.)
  4-6. The District Stability Framework helps overcome many of the challenges to successful operations
  focused on stability. It can help—
  * Keep military formations focused on the center of gravity for operations focused on stability—
  the population and its perceptions.
  * Provide a common operational picture for all interagency teams in an area of operations. By
  focusing on sources of instability, partner organizations can focus their varied resources and
  expertise on shared priorities.
  * Prioritize activities based on their importance to the local populace and their relevance to the
  overarching mission of stabilizing the area.
  * Enhance continuity between military formations. Units can easily pass District Stability
  Framework data along from one unit to the next, establishing a clear baseline that identifies
  sources of instability and the steps taken to mitigate them.
  * Empower tactical-level formations by giving them hard data useful for decisionmaking at their
  level and for influencing decisions at higher levels.
  * Identify measures of performance and measures of effectiveness for unit activities rather than
  simply tracking measures of performance.
  * Track indicators of overall stability by assessing whether an area is becoming more stable.
  * Identify issues that matter most to the population; the District Stability Framework helps identify
  information themes that resonate with the population.
  4-7. The District Stability Framework has four steps. Ideally, all interagency partners in the area
  participate in the process, organized through the creation of an interagency stability working group.
  Figure 4-1 illustrates the four basic steps.
  Figure 4-1. District Stability Framework process
  SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
  4-8. The District Stability Framework uses four lenses to achieve a population-centric, stability oriented,
  situational awareness of an area of operations. The stability working group by examines the area of
  operations from four perspectives: an operational environment; cultural aspects; stability and instability
  dynamics; and local perceptions. The District Stability Framework examines the area of operations and
  helps leaders achieve a situational awareness of stability conditions and underlying factors.
  ANALYSIS
  4-9. After gaining situational awareness in step 1, the District Stability Framework provides tools to
  analyze and identify potential sources of instability, their causes, the desired objectives, and the indicators