{"id":2390,"date":"2021-10-04T12:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/?page_id=2390"},"modified":"2021-12-28T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T06:59:27","slug":"leverage-points","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/leverage-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Leverage Points"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1633342354903{margin-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}” el_class=”jeans_example”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Leverage Points” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23800000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Muli%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1640674765515{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Leverage points are places in a system where, \u201ca small shift in one thing can produce big changes in everything\u201d (Meadows, 1999).<\/p>\n

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The picture below depicts the use of a lever to move the weight (represented by the big block). It is easier to use a lever to move the weight, meaning, you have leverage. \u00a0The placement of the fulcrum and the point of application of force (green arrows) in this physical system influence the ease by which the weight would be moved. In human-made systems, leverage is about the efficiency and efficacy of interventions for changing the systems in accordance with desired goals. A leverage point is the place in the system structure where the intervention is made.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2393″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http:\/\/www.sustainablebuildingassessmenttool.com\/p\/sustainability.html”][vc_column_text]Types of leverage <\/strong><\/p>\n

Leverage may be present in the physical aspects of the system, in the interrelationships between the elements such as information, feedback, communication and rules. Human beliefs and paradigms that construct and shape human systems are potentially the most powerful leverage to change system behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
System infrastructure<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Add constraints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Change rates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Increase buffers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information flows<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Modify feedback loops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Expand communications systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Organizing principles<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Change the rules that govern the system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Enhance the organization of the system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Align shared goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mindsets<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Modify the beliefs that guide behaviour in the system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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