{"id":2967,"date":"2021-10-07T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2021-11-20T05:03:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T05:03:33","slug":"step-8-identify-potential-interventions-in-the-potato-chips-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/step-8-identify-potential-interventions-in-the-potato-chips-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 8 – Identify potential interventions in the potato chips system"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”intro-section” width=”5\/6″][vc_custom_heading text=”Step 8 – Identify potential interventions in the potato chips system” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23c20e1a” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-file-download” color=”white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” align=”right” custom_background_color=”#edbe16″ link=”url:%23|title:Download%20this%20step” el_class=”download-btn”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”bordered”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Systems thinking is the ability to\u00a0describe and\/ or visualise a part of a complex reality<\/strong><\/a>, express that part of reality as a model, understand the model as a system, use the model to explain the behaviour of the system, anticipate the behaviour of the system, and evaluate its impacts on sustainable development, identify potential<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>points of, and types of intervention<\/strong><\/a>s, generate options to act, assess their impacts in the frame of sustainable development, and decide whether further actions are necessary or not.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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  1. What is the aim?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To enable learners to:<\/p>\n

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    • Understand that humans continuously intervene in many sub-systems of the global system, and therefore the global system itself,<\/li>\n
    • Understand that these interventions have been done, and are being done everywhere, knowingly, unknowingly, and often with partial knowledge,<\/li>\n
    • Understand that systems learning enables humans to decide and act to change systems, with purpose, and<\/li>\n
    • Use the knowledge about the points of intervention to change the functioning of systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Activity: Analyse leverage points <\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Use the same working groups as in Step 7<\/li>\n
      2. Ask each group to develop and present a podcast, of not more than 3 minutes duration. They should choose a leverage point in their Potato chips system (model \/concept map) and explain the expected results if different types of interventions are implemented.<\/li>\n
      3. Ask learners to brainstorm and list different possibilities to act using the leverage point they identified. What are the different strategies to act? Learners may use the worksheet \u201cSustainable or unsustainable\u201d from Step 6, as well as \u201cUsing the Leverage\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Worksheet<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Using the leverage<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Further leading questions <\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Can human beings change structures, goals\/ purposes and functions? What about natural laws?<\/li>\n
        2. Is it possible to change the behaviour of a system in an intended direction, for sustainable development?<\/li>\n
        3. If yes, how may this be done?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Example<\/strong><\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Categories of leverage points of the Potato chips system <\/strong><\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Identify different categories of leverages in your system. These might be used in different ways, causing different consequences.<\/p>\n

          Here are some examples of different leverages. The learners could work with different ones; it depends on their discussions and conclusions from the previous steps.
          \n\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Action\/ Consequences<\/td>\nLeverage point<\/td>\nAction\/ Consequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          No overuse of agricultural land<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0limited yields<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0stable or declining production<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0natural soils<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0recovering soil biodiversity<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0good quality of groundwater<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

           <\/td>\n

          		Land resources used for potato production<\/strong><\/td>\nOveruse of agricultural land<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0short term increase of yields<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0on the long run (permanent) degradation of soils and therefore need for higher investments in agro-chemicals<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0water shortage<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0contamination of groundwater due to agro chemical overloads<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0competition between crops production on the usable agricultural land<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Weakening wishes for more flavours<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0declining demand on flavours<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0maintain the current production<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0seek a fair income for workers<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Support local production<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n

           <\/td>\n

          		Desire for more flavours of chips<\/strong><\/td>\nStrengthening wishes for more flavours<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0increasing potato production<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0economic growth<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0increase of big factories<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0growing social disparities to be expected due to kept low labour wages and increasing win of entrepreneurs<\/p>\n

           <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Healthy and sustainable potato chips<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0higher demand for healthy snacks<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0strengthening health programmes on community level<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0promotion of good performances<\/p>\n

           <\/td>\n

          		Marketing <\/strong>Communication\/ Social Media<\/td>\nIncrease in consumption of the ordinary potato chips (business as usual).<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Increase of snacking of potato chips<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Relaxing is linked to potato chips consumption<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Well-being is related to consumption<\/p>\n

           <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Change in the nutrition in school<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Healthy snacks<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Learning about how to enjoy snacks within a good diet.<\/td>\n

          		Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Nutrition in school policy<\/p>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

          		Change in the nutrition in school<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Snacks that exceed the recommended calories per day<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Malnutrition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Clear production and nutritional information<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Know if the product is sustainable or not, if it comes from a Fairtrade production<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Consumers know the ingredients and how appropriate they are for their daily diet.<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Consumers can make an informed decision of what they consume<\/td>\n

          		\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Labelling<\/strong><\/td>\n

          		Unclear production and nutritional information<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Bad calories hidden<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Misleading information<\/p>\n

          \u25cf\u00a0Artificial ingredient included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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