Link[1] Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
Author: Donella H. Meadows
Publication info: 1997
Cited by: David Price 1:17 PM 10 October 2013 GMT
Citerank: (29) 21736712 leverage points to intervene in a systemDonella Meadows proposed twelve leverage points to intervene in a system (in order of increasing transformative power).565CA4D9, 21736812. Constants, parameters, numbersConstants, parameters, numbers (such as subsidies, taxes, standards).565CA4D9, 21736910. The structure of material stocks and flowsThe structure of material stocks and flows (such as transport networks, populations age structures).565CA4D9, 21737009: The lengths of delays relative to the state of system change565CA4D9, 21737108. The strength of negative feedback loopsThe strength of negative feedback loops relative to the impacts they are trying to correct against.565CA4D9, 21737207. The gain around driving positive feedback loops565CA4D9, 21737306. The structure of information flowsThe structure of information flows (who does and does not have access to what kinds of information).565CA4D9, 21737405. The rules of the systemThe rules of the system (such as incentives, punishment, constraints).565CA4D9, 21737504. The power to change system structureThe power to add, change, evolve, or self-organize system structure.565CA4D9, 21737603. The goals of the system565CA4D9, 21737702. The mindset or paradigm out of which the system arisesThe mindset or paradigm out of which the system – its goals, structure, rules, delays, parameters – arises.565CA4D9, 21737801. The power to transcend paradigms565CA4D9, 31159407. The gain around driving positive feedback loops565CA4D9, 31160707. The gain around driving positive feedback loops565CA4D9, 31163107. The gain around driving positive feedback loops565CA4D9, 34802812 leverage points to intervene in a systemDonella Meadows proposed twelve leverage points to intervene in a system (in order of increasing transformative power).565CA4D9, 34802912. Constants, parameters, numbersConstants, parameters, numbers (such as subsidies, taxes, standards).565CA4D9, 34803010. The structure of material stocks and flowsThe structure of material stocks and flows (such as transport networks, populations age structures).565CA4D9, 34803109: The lengths of delays relative to the state of system change565CA4D9, 34803208. The strength of negative feedback loopsThe strength of negative feedback loops relative to the impacts they are trying to correct against.565CA4D9, 34803307. The gain around driving positive feedback loops565CA4D9, 34803406. The structure of information flowsThe structure of information flows (who does and does not have access to what kinds of information).565CA4D9, 34803505. The rules of the systemThe rules of the system (such as incentives, punishment, constraints).565CA4D9, 34803604. The power to change system structureThe power to add, change, evolve, or self-organize system structure.565CA4D9, 34803703. The goals of the system565CA4D9, 34803802. The mindset or paradigm out of which the system arisesThe mindset or paradigm out of which the system – its goals, structure, rules, delays, parameters – arises.565CA4D9, 34803901. The power to transcend paradigms565CA4D9, 34804011. The sizes of buffers and other stabilizing stocksThe sizes of buffers and other stabilizing stocks (relative to their flows).565CA4D9, 37062207. The gain around driving positive feedback loops565CA4D9 URL:
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