{"id":2808,"date":"2021-10-07T05:31:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/?page_id=2808"},"modified":"2022-01-17T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:23:26","slug":"using-the-leverage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/using-the-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Using The Leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Using the Leverage&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23800000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Muli%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640675610237{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>For Step 7 of the Chips example<\/strong>Differentiate the different directions of change possible at the leverage points you have identified. List the actions and consequences in the table.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture211-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Consequences<\/td>\n<td>Leverage point<\/td>\n<td>Consequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No overuse of agricultural land\/ resources<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0limited yields<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0stable or declining production<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0natural soils<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0recovering soil biodiversity<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0good quality of ground water<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Risk of over-use<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Overuse of agricultural land\/ resources<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0short term increase of yields<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0in the long run (permanent) degradation of soils, reduced yields necessitating increased investments in agrochemicals<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0water shortage<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0contamination of groundwater due to agrochemical overloads<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0competition between potato and other food production on valuable agricultural land<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Desire for chips<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>High Yielding Varieties (HYV) of potatoes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Genetically Modified (GM) potato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>For Step 7 the Jeans example<\/strong>Differentiate the different directions of change possible at the leverage points you have identified. List the actions and consequences in the table.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture211-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Consequences<\/td>\n<td>Leverage point<\/td>\n<td>Consequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No overuse of agricultural land<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0limited yields<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0stable or declining production<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0natural soils<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0recovering soil biodiversity<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0good quality of ground water<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Risk of over-use<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Overuse of agricultural land<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0short term increase of yields<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0on the long run (permanent) degradation of soils and therefore need for higher investments in agrochemicals<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0water shortage<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0contamination of groundwater due to agrochemical overloads<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0competition between potato and other food production on the usable agricultural land<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Land resources used for cotton cultivation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Quantity of production of metal zips <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Using metal from mines or introducing a new system element of sourcing recycled metals from mining waste landfills)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Soil degradation management<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Desire for jeans <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthical jeans\u201d (e.g., made from organic cotton and recycled metal) or \u201cregular jeans\u201d or even a preference for unbranded plain cotton trousers)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-file-download&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; background_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; background_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_background_color=&#8221;#edbe16&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%23|title:Download&#8221; el_class=&#8221;download-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Using the Leverage&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23800000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Muli%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640675610237{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]For Step 7 of the Chips exampleDifferentiate the different directions of change possible at the leverage points you have identified. List the actions and consequences in the table. Consequences Leverage point Consequences No overuse of agricultural land\/ resources \u25cf\u00a0limited yields \u25cf\u00a0stable or declining production \u25cf\u00a0natural soils [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2808"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3709,"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2808\/revisions\/3709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}