Twelve leverage points. The twelve leverage points to intervene in a system were proposed by Donella Meadows, a scientist and system analyst focused on environmental limits to economic growth. The leverage points, first published in 1997, were inspired by her attendance at a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) meeting in the early 1990s where she realized that a very large new system was being proposed but the mechanisms to manage it were ineffective. Meadows, who worked in the field of systems analysis, proposed a scale of places to intervene in a system. Awareness and manipulation of these levers is an aspect of self-organization and can lead to collective intelligence. Her observations are often cited in energy economics, green economics and human development theory. She claimed we need to know about these shifts, where they are and how to use them. She said most people know where these points are instinctively, but tend to adjust them in the wrong direction. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
About | Happy Dyslexic. Do you like to know a bit more about the person behind this web site, why and how it started? I'm Jenny Burm. I'm born in Belgium in 1957 as the oldest of 4 children, 1 brother and 2 sisters. I still live in Belgium, happily married for more than 20 years. I like reading fiction because of my imagination, and non-fiction because I'm curious and want to learn. I can enjoy the little things in life. I like to understand people, their feelings and emotions which probably is the determining factor to my present goal "Giving children an optimal start in life".
I quitted school at the age of 15 and got to work. In 1995 we moved to the Ardennes where I ran a B&B for a few years. Desire I don't know why, but I feel great when I see people who are at peace with themselves and others, as a kind of harmony. I want to use my abilities in a search for ways to realize this harmony, so that people can reach their potential and happiness. Ability I seem to have a great ability to empathize with people.