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"Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System," Reproduced original work, archived at the Donella Meadows Institute "Places to Intervene in a System," by Donella Meadows, published in a software development context; Meadows, Donella H. 2008. Thinking in Systems : A Primer, Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, pages 145–165.
By contrast, the key to successful intervention is identifying the leverage points where relatively minor alterations can effect a substantial change to a system's behavior. This section expands on an influential essay "Leverage Points - Places to intervene in a system" that Meadows originally published in Whole Earth in 1997. [10]
Donella Hager "Dana" Meadows [1] [2] (March 13, 1941 – February 20, 2001) was an American environmental scientist, educator, and writer. She is best known as lead author of the books The Limits to Growth and Thinking In Systems: A Primer .
Donella H. Meadows (1997). "Places to Intervene in a System". in: Whole Earth . Nathaniel J Mass (1975) "Economic cycles: An analysis of underlying causes", January 1975.
Twelve leverage points (to intervene in a system if it is to be managed) – model proposed by Donella Meadows, DYNAMO (programming language) – Simulation language & graphical notation; Degrowth – Political, economic and social movement; Ecological economics – Interdependence of human economies and natural ecosystems
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